Gotta Love Me

Lyrics

[Intro] Yeah.. Gotta love me.. Wicked ways.. ha! I'ma put you on to a situation… This be the situation: [Verse 1] He was the neighborhood kingpin! I used to see how the kids looked up to him Half the chicks 'round my way was in love with him But the old folks done had enough of him I used to wonder what was up with him Never saw him make sale And once I think I heard he did a few months in jail But he kept lil Nick and them out on bail With supply and demand it wasn't hard to tell He was killin 'em at retail! One day I thought I'd speak He sounded like L's character from 'Into Deep' A lot of yes men around him cos they wanna eat! A lot of scared cats around him, but they hold heat They fire in a heartbeat! Our conversation kinda had me Had me wanting to know more about him pretty badly Spent 'bout an hour with him talkin and laughin Even tho I hated what he did, somethin about him had attracted me… [Chorus] Gotta love me, gotta love me Gotta love me, gotta-gotta gotta love me, (wicked ways..) Gotta love me, gotta love me Gotta love me, gotta-gotta love me, (wicked ways..) Gotta love me, gotta love me Gotta love me, gotta-gotta gotta love me, (wicked ways..) [Verse 2] Then it all started to come clear I remember he threw the illest party for the new year Strictly champagne and cognacs…. No beer! And for Valentines, he'd buy a rose for every single female out here He got Tony his first beeper And a lot of little shorties something brand new for Easter Didn't flake when it came down to promises either Told each kid if they got promoted – he'd buy 'em all new sneakers Summer time he did his thing The nicest ballers wanted to play for his team BBQs off the hook! Mad burgers and wings! And a lot of his crew would come through from Brooklyn AND Queens Halloween he treated of course And for Thanksgiving – he made sure he fed the poor Even if his crew had to bring turkeys door to door So by the time Christmas rolled around, he was like a Black Santa Claus [Chorus] Gotta love me, gotta love me Gotta love me, gotta-gotta gotta love me, (wicked ways..) Gotta love me, gotta love me Gotta love me, gotta-gotta love me, (wicked ways..) Gotta love me, gotta love me Gotta love me, gotta-gotta gotta love me, (wicked ways..) [Verse 3] My curiosity grew thicker And the life he was living just got even bigger The cars, the hoes, everything, the whole litter! And even tho we wasn't official yet, it was next on the agenda Nothing seemed impossible And wit him I felt unstoppable He used to tell me, 'Now everybody's watching YOU!' And I didn't believe him until that day I got a call from the hospital My little cousin had OD'd… Blacked out from mixin dip with weed And the only reason why my fam was telling me Cos I be with the cats that sold her that For that they wasn't feelin me Can't lie I felt provoked Felt like they was mad at me cos my cousin smoked It all just seemed like a twisted-twisted joke Do I blame my friend or my cousin? Tell me who's at fault… [Chorus] Gotta love me, gotta love me Gotta love me, gotta-gotta gotta love me, (wicked ways..) Gotta love me, gotta love me Gotta love me, gotta-gotta love me, (wicked ways..) Gotta love me, gotta love me Gotta love me, gotta-gotta gotta love me, (wicked ways..)