Here I stand you Brown, color of the mountains, colossal as the Wrapped so deliciously my own joy and misery Feathers of my wings by the distance of my mind I stand before you, the color of the night Frozen by the potential of me, an Angel Uh, uh, uh, uh, uh, uh, uh, uh, uh
Afro Angel off your pedestal from perchin' You on the prowl now, downtown, searchin' for In all the wrong places, outside your stations Hopin' he new hit single, is tryin' to mingle
Today, he is in your town, it down You in the car with your friends, followin' my around Puttin' a bug in my boy's ear, 'S' is for free do anythin' for Omar or Phil, bring you to me
And then me, hypnotized by the as well Hold out my hand as an invitation my hotel No need to RSVP, your hand in my palm As all your girlfriends gettin' jealous, she landed the bomb
Willing to your spirit for some crass, whack wage Somethin' small, somethin' simple as a pass back But now I lay me, to creep And I pray the my soul to keep
Afro Angel, born against the You don't to sell your soul and throw away your pride Afro Angel, sent from Heaven Never that you are loved, you know that you are loved
Uh, uh, uh, uh, uh Lil got a gun now, age fifteen Destined to spend his life inside a it seems Rage inside, pride, been respect He can't take it he gotta earn it but he ain't learned that yet
Out on the town, reckless he's been bullied before But now he straps, and no more, attitude Flexin' on every guy that walk by but don't pal 'Cuz if the gun came from the whiz, Cowardly Lion, got now
Let's it on a stranger, ahh, fun for the crew Surprised he realized, damn dude got one too Smile's down now, games ain't so cute Bobby's a deer in a headlights, pump, it or I'll shoot
Then like a sniper, cleanin' his rifle, disobeys his commands One rings out then only the stranger stands of sworn Bobby's blood formed the shape of an angel's wings But for
Afro Angel, born against the You don't have to sell your soul and away your pride Afro Angel, sent Heaven above Never forget that you are loved, you that you are loved You you are loved, yeah
Back in high school, was the sweetest, the bomb Hot to death, though in tenth a teenage mom Knocked up by some thug named Russ in the game But had the kid you ever seen
Then all the from her mom, she stepped to Russ Told him either them drugs or us either them thugs or us The ultimatum, continue bein' a thug in the world Or lovin' your girl
And say God, bear me witness, no doubt, lovin' ya But to go from dollar 50 gees a to dollar 30 gees a year That ain't happenin', I he wasn't that strong He came back the next week and the whole was gone
Yo, they straight away, without as little as a word Well, needless to say, was a little perturbed Then in a put the pressure on her girlfriend Shawn And like a clumsy chef she the beans on where they had gone
Upstate Schenectady, Tamika answered the It was the last she expected to be just stared, he said, "Do you love me for me? You can do the cars, vacations, and jewelry?"
"Down with me? Period, through stress and strife" She said, "Yeah", he said, "In that case you please be my wife?" Then like a sign from the sky, the cried Like an angel sings, I y'all more than anything
Afro Angel, against the world You don't have to sell your and throw away your pride Afro Angel, from Heaven above Never forget that you are loved, you know you are loved
Afro Angel, against the world You don't have to sell your soul and away your pride Afro Angel, sent from above Never forget you are loved, you know that you are loved