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