What you gonna do when they come for you Work ain’t honest but it pays the bills What we gonna do when they come for you Gave me the life that I came to live
Do I really want my baby Brother, tell me What to do I know you got to get your hustle on So I prayed I understand the game sometimes And I love you strong, but
What you gonna do when they come for you Work ain’t honest but it pays the bills Yes, it does What we gonna do when they come for you God, I can’t stand life without you
Now, me and baby got this situation See, brother got this complex occupation And it ain’t that he don’t have education ‘Cause I was right there at his graduation And I ain’t saying that this life don’t work But it’s me and baby that he hurts Because I tell him right he thinks I’m wrong But I love him strong
He gave me the life that I came to live Gave me the song that I came to give Pressure on me but the seed had grown I can’t make it on my own Summer came around and the flowers bloomed He became the sun I became the moon Precious gifts that we both received But could this be make believe?
What you gonna do when they come for you Work ain’t honest but it pays the bills Work ain’t honest but it pays the bills What we gonna do when they come for you Gave me the life that I came to live Yes, you did
Don’t worry, baby, I know there’s confusion God’s gonna see us through yeah Peace out to revolution But we paid though
(Don’t you worry keep your balance.) What you gonna do What you gonna do (The work ain’t honest but it pays the bills.) Yes, it does (Don’t you worry keep your balance.) Try not to worry ’bout it (Gave me the life that I came to live.) Yes, you did
(Don’t you worry keep your balance.) (Work ain’t honest but it pays the bills.) Work ain’t honest but it pays the bills (Don’t you worry keep your balance.)
You gave me the life that I came to live Gave me the song that I came to give Pressure on me but the seed had grown I can’t make it on my own
Summer came around and the flowers bloomed He became the sun I became the moon Precious gifts that we both received But could this be make believe?
Oh yeah Badu is with you baby, mm mm mm We gon’ make it, yeah Me, you, and the baby You gonna do What you gonna do, no, oh, yeah, yeah Oh go on Oh go on, yeah Oh go on
See I ain’t trying to bind your life But I want you to do what’s right, yeah I’m your wife, mm mm mm
Ooh, peace out to revolution I know there’s confusion Gotta do what you gotta do now My love is strong