You Ain't Fly

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The Roots are an American Grammy Award-winning hip hop/neo soul band formed in 1987 by Tariq "Black Thought" Trotter and Ahmir "Questlove" Thompson in Philadelphia, Pennsylvania. They are known for a jazzy, eclectic approach to hip hop which includes live instrumentals.Malik B., Leonard "Hub" Hubbard, and Josh Abrams were added to the band, originally called The Square Roots. more »


Year:
1995
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You ain't fly 
You ain't fly 
You ain't fly 
So go 'head, witcha self 

You ain't fly 
You ain't fly 
You ain't fly 
So go 'head, witcha self 

You ain't fly 
You ain't fly 
You ain't fly 
So go 'head, witcha self 

You ain't fly 
You ain't fly 
You ain't fly 
So go 'head, witcha self 

I'm just playin the wall, I'm just playin the wall 
Coolin with my niggaz on the right, hold tight 
Late Friday night strobelight shine bright blind 
Coolin at this party with the sugars on my mind 
It's the sex patrol, the sex patrol 
Yeah the young sis was stacked wicked, wanted me to kick it 
Said I never dance, made advance outside 
Took a glance to expect, Shorty was correct 
So it seemed, her name Shavon, age seventeen 
I flipped when I seen her eyes, bloodshot green 
She said she wanted riches and a nigga with cash 
Lex Land' or a Path', didn't know the half 
I react to flip the script and get ill 
My man Malik be	 kept telling me to relax 
Diggin how you're livin on some unreal high 
As I realize -- you're not that fly 

You ain't fly 
You ain't fly 
You ain't fly 
So go 'head, witcha self 

You ain't fly 
You ain't fly 
You ain't fly 
So go 'head, witcha self 

You ain't fly 
You ain't fly 
You ain't fly 
So go 'head, witcha self 

You ain't fly 
You ain't fly 
You ain't fly 
So go 'head, witcha self 

Dig it, you see sisters is thinkin that I snooze 
She must don't know, I have a sister confused 
Thinkin that she's pretty and saditty when I spill 
She said, "I might, I think I can, alright I will." 
Tossed up was the digits cause the game is like splendor 
I said, "Sabrina yea, I met you way back in December; you remember." 
She said, "I guess." 
Substitute to Santa, she was sittin on the desk 
And then she said, "You never called me; Mailk you never tried to press. 
You never tried to push the seven buttons and address." 
I said, "Hold up sis -- you're out of order, man you lost it. 
My name ain't Jake; Malik's no Flake that's Frosted." 
Tryin to cause a scene Sabrina's rest is self-redeemed 
She thought she was cute, but never made it on my team 
I should beam up, about-face fall out 
And don'tcha even dare to ask why -- because you're not that fly 

You ain't fly 
You ain't fly 
You ain't fly 
So go 'head, witcha self 

You ain't fly 
You ain't fly 
You ain't fly 
So go 'head, witcha self 

You ain't fly 
You ain't fly 
You ain't fly 
So go 'head, witcha self 

You ain't fly 
You ain't fly 
You ain't fly 
So go 'head, witcha self 

Mmmmmm strollin in my Pumas down the avenue 
Not tokin on a J, not sippin on a brew 
Saw a soul sister on the streets of five-two 
"MMM, my name's Question, ummmm, who are you?" 
She didn't respond, she didn't respond 
Continue on 
Thought to myself, should of said a little louder 
Bet hurry up before she gets lost in the crowd of 
"Excuse me Miss, excuse me miss" 
"No, I'm not havin it!" I just got dissed 
I didn't get mad, was calm and collect 
I didn't call her bitch, I didn't break her neck 
Start to wonder why the brothers disrespect the cutie 
It's a place of 180's and the high-priced floozie 
As she walked away, man I couldn't deny 
Started lying to myself, man she wasn't that fly 

You ain't fly 
You ain't fly 
You ain't fly 
So go 'head, witcha self 

You ain't fly 
You ain't fly 
You ain't fly 
So go 'head, witcha self 

You ain't fly 
You ain't fly 
You ain't fly 
So go 'head, witcha self 

You ain't fly 
You ain't fly 
You ain't fly 
So go 'head, witcha self 

Black, butter umm... that's what I be 
Had to tell a girl to set her mind free 
Use the Third Eye possibly you will see 
What you get, with material objects 
Want to be the envy of the whole projects gettin loot 
Pretty in your cute limited Express suit 
Baby I can see everything you want to be 
See you're gamin as a key to escape poverty 
Known to be shown around, sport about her niggaz 
Thinkin you a woman cause your ass got bigger 
Kickin it to me as if I don't know the time 
But I'm the BlackThought, I'm all up in your mind 
I figure you the kind to say, "Give me a call" 
But then switch to act strange, countin on my change 
Pay to the order of who??? Not you 
Why? You're not THAT fly 

You ain't fly 
You ain't fly 
You ain't fly 
So go 'head, witcha self 

You ain't fly 
You ain't fly 
You ain't fly 
So go 'head, witcha self 

You ain't fly 
You ain't fly 
You ain't fly 
So go 'head, witcha self 

You ain't fly 
You ain't fly 
You ain't fly 
So go 'head, witcha self 

You ain't fly 
You ain't fly 
You ain't fly 
So go 'head, witcha self 

You ain't fly 
You ain't fly 
You ain't fly 
So go 'head, witcha self 

You ain't fly 
You ain't fly 
You ain't fly 
So go 'head, witcha self 

You ain't fly 
You ain't fly 
You ain't fly 
So go 'head, witcha self

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Written by: AHMIR K. THOMPSON, LEONARD N. HUBBARD, MALIK SMART, SCOTT SPENCER STORCH, TARIK L. COLLINS

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