Badu Erykah Penitentiary Blues Lyrics

Penitentiary Blues Lyrics

Here's my philosophy

 Livin' in a penitentiary

 Brothers all on the corner

 Tryin' to make believe

 Turn around ain't got no pot to pee

 Make me mad when I see ya sad

 Can't stand to see ya hustle doin bad

 But you can't win when your will is weak

 When you're knocked on the ground

 

 Evil, don't you test me

 Evil, you won't win

 

 Oh why world

 Why world

 Do want me to be so mad yeah

 So mad yeah

 Oh why world

 Why world

 Do you want me to be so mad yeah

 So mad yeah

 

 I'm tellin' you the truth

 I hope I'm not being too cruel

 Since you ain't playing by the rules

 I'm 'bout to kick you off your stool

 

 Evil, don't you test me

 Evil, you won't win

 

 Oh why world

 Why world

 Do want me to be so mad yeah

 So mad yeah

 Oh why world

 Why world

 Do you want me to be so mad yeah

 Say why

 

 I am a warrior princess

 I have come from the other sun

 Gather all of your members

 Unite them as one

 Move together in harmony

 Build a bridge

 Now destroy a bridge

 Eliminate your weakness

 Conquer evil, the demon

 And live forever together

 

 Oh why can't we get along and

 Take all the funky tones

 And make up a funky song

 That be bangin on and on

 Make me mad when I see ya sad

 With the same look ya momma had

 But ya can't win when your will is weak

 But ya get out ya seat

 Oh why Why Why world

 Do you want me to be so mad

 So mad yeah

 Why in the world

 Why world do you want me to be so mad yeah

 So mad yeah

 Why in the world

 Why world do you want me to be so mad yeah

 So mad yeah

 Why in the world

 Why world do you want me to be so mad yeah

 So mad yeah

 Why make me, make me, make me, make me, make me so mad

 Why yeah, why yeah, why yeah

 Why yeah...

 

 [ad-libs fade out]