Release It

Lyrics

[Spoken Intro: Morris Day] Yo, Stella, if you think I'm afraid of you Grace, if you so much as think I can't do the do Girl, if you dream I came to jerk around You better wake up and release it Party people in the crib, get hyped Let's get this party funking right, come on (Hey), come on (Release it) Listen to me now, release it (Hey) Come, come, come on, release it [Verse 1: Morris Day] Whose crib is this? (My crib) Whose wine you drinking? (Mine) Who asked your ugly ass what time it was? (Nobody) We doing fine Take it all off, bass I need the funk in my face I can't stand tight asses in my place Let's get hyped, y'all, release it [Bridge] (Hey, release it) (Hey) What time it is? Band It's time to get sleazy up in here Mary Sweet Mother Jesus Talk that talk, Morris [Verse 2: Morris Day & Jerome Benton] Oh, Stella, I know you came alone 'Cause it isn't just any man qualified to take you home Me? No I'm not a man. Jerome? He's an adventure Oh, somebody slap me I don't know Party people in the crib, get hyped (Hey) Party people in the crib, get hyped (Hey) Release it. Yes (Hey, release it, hey) Jerome? (Yo) When this solo's through, Jerome? (Morris?) Find me a Stella to rap to (Yes) (Hey, hey) [Verse 3: Morris Day & Jerome Benton] Whose beat is this? (My beat) Whose horns are these blowing? (Mine) Who asked your dumb ass how to catch a groove? (Nobody) We doing the do, Jerome (Yes?) Whose Stella is this? (My Stella) Whose Stella is this? (My Stella) Then what's she doing over here with me? (Um) Then what's she doing over here with me? (Um) Who told you that women like men with no money? Release it, boy Go on, Stella, dance Say, man, back up, give me some room Dance, shake it like a peckerwood (Release it) [Verse 4: Morris Day & Jerome Benton] Over and over and over and over and over Your girlfriend told you that I'm the rover But I'm here to scold ya that if you live alone Then we can bone (Hey) Give me a number to phone, you groan And I am so, if you say no Instead of crying, I'll keep trying Until you're dying to have me for your own So peep Stella, peep Stella If you think that I'm afraid of you (Do it, MD) If you think that I'm afraid of you (Rap to her) If you think that I can't do the do (Yeah, papa) If you think that I can't do the do (Woo) If you think I came to jerk around (Don't say it) You better wake up, Stella (Wake up), this is my town [Outro: Morris Day & Jerome Benton] (Release it) Man, let them drums kick Let's get the hell out of here Let's do it (Release it, hey) Motherfucker, get your ass out of my way (Hey, hey, release it) (Hey, hey, release it) (Hey, hey, release it)