[Intro: Nas] Yeah, yea, yea, yeah Yeah, yeah, uh, yo
[Nas] Ladies love what I been through, blood on my Tim boots Snub noses, club closes, down where my men shoot But she can't stand, I'm sharing everything wit the fam' That means them too, flat screen, Benz Coupe Plus I entertain bosses At my Spanish style lagger filled, furnished up fortress But look at this thang, in Alexander but Queens Giuseppies, Xanadies, the sexiest bodies And I, betcha she prolly, heard how I love 'em and leave 'em But she still wanna suck 'em and eat 'em Cause I'm a poet, a preacher, and a pimp wit words A thief who stole her heart, a prince she deserves
[Kelis] I should have known, by the way that you stared Eyeing passes by, like your rich but life ain't fair, but ya
[Bridge: Kelis] Make my record skip Make my record skip Make my record skip Make my record skip
[Chorus: Kelis] + (Nas) I would have never talked to you If I had known you was a popular thug Hey, popular thug (Ya damn right) I would have never talked to you If I had known you was a popular thug Hey, popular thug (Ya damn right)
[Nas] I take, I don't ask for nothin' You fake, I look past ya frontin', for cash I'm a glutton I'ma, bad influence yo, I'll ya marriage ruined By hangin wit me, you get ass from some new chicks My life's so fluent, pass ya music Honey's I hit, hear my songs and get mad and lose it Cause I'm a sexed crazed bastard I lace Kelis with a cushion cut engagement ring, we done, that's it
[Kelis] I should have seen, in the way you touched my hand Shuffling your car keys, but sounded like a gentleman, but ya
[Bridge: Kelis] Make my record skip Make my record skip Make my record skip Make my record skip
[Chorus: Kelis] + (Nas) I would have never talked to you If I had known you was a popular thug Hey, popular thug (Ya damn right) I would have never talked to you If I had known you was a popular thug Hey, popular thug (Ya damn right)
[Nas] I don't need more the ice grill, cause I don't have to My eyebrows shaped like a half boat, and I don't raise 'em The kid you can't budge him, or phase him My money's amazin', honey Black, Puerto Rican, and Asian What I made, look me and you the king is hooked Got you the cayenne green Porsche, pushed They off the hook, them and haters nightmares walking You smothered by a popular gangsta, perfect boyfriend
[Kelis] I should have heard it, in the way you said my name While I analyzed your tone, you were formulating games, but ya
[Bridge: Kelis] Make my record skip Make my record skip Make my record skip Make my record skip
[Chorus: Kelis] + (Nas) I would have never talked to you If I had known you was a popular thug Hey, popular thug (Ya damn right) I would have never talked to you If I had known you was a popular thug Hey, popular thug (Ya damn right) I would have never talked to you If I had known you was a popular thug Hey, popular thug (Ya damn right)