Accused Rap

(album: Love Attack - 1988)

Yeah

Uh, excuse me, excuse me

Are you talking to me?

Uh, yes, can I have a word with you for a few minutes?

Mm, okay

Come on, have a seat, sit down, make yourself comfortable

Thanks

How long have we known each other?

Uh about ten months, I guess

Yeah... you and, uh, John are really tight, aren't you?

Yes, very

Is that an engagement ring?

Hehe, yes

Oh, congratulations!

Thank you!

Yeah...Well, he slipped it on your finger last night

Mhm, yes

John should know that he's the luckiest man in the world
He should be real proud to have someone like you
Well, I'm sorry, I didn't mean to digress, I
I know you wanna rewind on why I speak with you
Um, it's... it's something that's been bugging me for 5 months
And I've been carrying this thing around
And it's getting heavier and heavier every day
It's about to reach the boiling point
I... I've gotta get it off my chest
And I'm not tryna be fresh or anything like that
Don't get me wrong, I know you're John's girl but
I've got to tell you this
Let me give you a little background
See, I was born and raised in the ghetto
Came from a rather small family
We... we weren't rich of course
We didn't get on, you know
My-my-my dad, he was a mailman, he had left us when I was about three years old
So that left my mother [?]
She was a God-fearing woman, she... she took us to church every Sunday
You know I sang in the choir with the Sunday School
And my mom, she always said "Son, do unto others as you would have them do unto you"
You know, don't rob, don't steal, don't break into anybody's homes, things like that
And you know, things that good parents try to instill in their children
Now I must admit I was no saint
I mean I have a lot of fights and, you know, I played a hooky a few times, but
I didn't commit any crimes
You know, look like I had to wait until I reach manhood to commit crime
According to the code of love, if there is such code
But you know there are some things that we have no control over
You know this little fella, Cupid
Know he can shoot his arrows so fast you can't get out of the way
And you can fall
You see, it's like being in quicksand
The more you wiggle and struggle to be free, the faster you deep and you sink
I don't mean to take up so much of your time, just bear with me for jus' a little while longer
You see I'm not very good with words so try to be patient
I know there's a lot of talk around that, you know "Isaac's tryna knock John's girl off"
And, hm, what can I say?
I don't mean to be a love thief, I-I
I've never known anybody like you
I've never felt [?] anybody like I do you
I don't think he can love you more than I do
Nobody could, you're so special, so special
And I face the world with my feelings for you
And I don't back down from my conviction
'Cause right now