The Writings On The Wall

Intro - (The Writings On The Wall

[Kelly:]
LeToya Barzini I wanna thank you
For having you organize
This meeting here today

[LeToya:] And Kelly Steracki I also want to thank you
And all the other
Dons of the four families
Beyonce Corleone, from the South West Ah,
LaTavia Menser from the
Four-Four

[LaTavia:]
Our objective of this meeting today Is to discuss Destiny's Child's
Commandments of relationships

[Kelly:]
You know it's so unfortunate, so unnecessary
For us to end up with brokenhearts

[LaTavia:]
Yes Godfather
Times have changed
Relationships aren't like the old days
You know?

[LeToya:]
See what we need is a man of his word
All this, uh cheating, uh backstabbing, uhm hating
No more, no more

[LaTavia:]
But Godfather, how do we avoid all these mishaps?

[Beyonce:]
It's obvious,
The Writing's On The Wall;
Thou shalt not hate

So Good

[Verse 1 Beyonce:]

Hey how ya doin', yeah I'm doin' mighty fine
Last time I seen ya, it's been a long time
Stop smilin' at me, get that look off your face
Please don't even front, stop bein' so fake
I know you do not like me and you made it very clear
You're always talkin' about me from what I hear
Always put me down when you thought that you could
I want you to know that I'm doin' so good

[Hook: Kelly]

Wasn't it you that said
Thought I was all that and you said I didn't have a clue
Wasn't it you that said
That I wouldn't make it through
And wasn't it you that said
That I didn't look too good, that I wouldn't do too good
I'd never make it out the 'hood
I want you to know that I'm doin' so good

[Chorus:]

So good, so good, so good
I know you hate it, but I'm
So good, so good, so good
So good, so good, so good
It's hard to face it, but I'm
So good, so good, so good

[Verse 2 Beyonce:]

This is for them haters that said we wouldn't make it
Now we doin' platinum now you can't take it
For all the people 'round us that have been negative
Look at us now and see how we live
I stayed down wit' my people, all the ones that keep it real
Didn't get caught up, and how'd it make you feel?
All the things I'm doin' that you thought I never could
I want you to know that I'm doin' so good

[Hook 2 Kelly:]

Wasn't it you that said
I thought I was all that and you said I didn't have a clue
Wasn't it you that said
That I wouldn't make it through
And wasn't it you that said
That I wouldn't do too good
Look at me, now ain't God good
Now I made it out the 'hood
I want you to know that I'm doin' so good

[Repeat Chorus]

[Beyonce:]
I'm doing so, so, so, so, so
I'm doing so, so, so, so, so
I'm doing so, so, so, so, so good
Good, good, good, good, good

I'm doing so, so, so, so, so, so, so
I'm doing so, so, so, so, so, so, so
I'm doing so, so, so, so, so, so, so good
Good, good, good, good, good

[Repeat chorus until fade]

Bills Bills Bills

At first we started out real cool
Taking me places I ain't never been
But now, you're getting comfortable
Ain't doing those things you did no more
You're slowly making me pay for things
Your money should be handling
And now you ask to use my car (car)
Drive it all day and don't fill up the tank
And you have the audacity
To even come and step to me
Ask to hold some money from me
Until you get your check next week

[Kelly:]
You triflin', good for nothing type of brother
Silly me, why haven't I found another?
A baller, when times get hard
I need someone to help me out
Instead of a scrub like you
Who don't know what a man's about

[Chrous:]
Can you pay my bills?
Can you pay my telephone bills?
Do you pay my automo' bills?
If you did then maybe we could chill
I don't think you do
So, you and me are through
Can you pay my bills?
Can you pay my telephone bills?
Do you pay my automo' bills?
If you did then maybe we could chill
I don't think you do
So, you and me are through

[Verse 2 Beyonce:]
Now you've been maxing out my card (card)
Gave me bad credit, buyin' me gifts with my own ends
Haven't paid the first bill
But instead you're headin' to the mall
Goin' on shopping sprees perpetrating
Telling your friends that you be ballin'
And then you use my cell phone (phone)
Callin' whoever that you think's at home
And then when the bill comes
All of a sudden you be acting dumb
Don't know where none of these calls come from
When your momma's number's here more than once

[Kelly:]
You triflin', good for nothing type of brother
Silly me, why haven't I found another?
A baller, when times get hard
I need someone to help me out
Instead of a scrub like you
Who don't know what a man's about

[Repeat Chorus]

[Bridge]
You triflin', good for nothing type of brother
Oh silly me, why haven't I found another
You triflin', good for nothing type of brother
Oh silly me, why haven't I found another
You triflin', good for nothing type of brother
Oh silly me, why haven't I found another
You triflin', good for nothing type of brother
Oh silly me, why haven't I found another

Confessions

[Missy]
Uh, uh, oh

[Beyonce:]
Ooh, ooh Ooh, ooh Ooh Ooh, ooh, ooh ooh, ooh, ooh

The day you pissed me off I told Mike to pick me up
I told him you was buggin' and I don't like to fuss
He said he would look out for me If I needed a friend
He took me to his house and then he invited me in
Then we sat on the couch, he put his arms around my waist
Knowin' I need lovin' and then he grabbed my face
He kissed me like a guy could never kiss a girl before
So you know what happened baby I need to say no more

[1] - I'm just confessing 'bout the things I did
I might as well come clean What you feel about that baby
I'm just confessing 'bout the things I did
I might as well come clean What you feel about that baby

[2] - I'm just guessing that you're through with me
Cause I just came clean What you feel about that baby
I'm just guessing, are you through with me
Cause I just came clean What you feel about that

[Beyonce:]
Remember the time you wondered where your money went
I called my friends and bought some clothes And took them on a trip
I met a dude that had a Jeep And we talked all the time
He asked me about my man And you know that I had to lie
He thought I had no man and I was chillin' by myself
Don't get mad cause I feel sad That's why I must confess
Too many times I wanted to let you know my dirt
But everytime you said you loved me I knew it would hurt

[Repeat 1]
[Repeat 2 (with addlibs)]

[3] - I was mad, what was I to do?
Never had it in mind to play on you
But look at all the hurt you put me through
I can't tell a lie so I'm tellin' the truth

[Repeat 3 3x]

[Repeat 1]

[Repeat 2]

[Missy]
Confess Come clean boo Yo,
what you feel about that What you feel about,
uh What you feel about that Heh heh, confessing baby Misdemeanor,
Destiny, uh uh

Bug-A-Boo

[1:]
You make me wanna throw my pager out the window
tell MCI to cut the phone calls
break my lease so i can move
cause you a bug a boo, a bug a boo
i wanna put your number on the call block
have AOL make my emails stop
cause you a bug a boo
you buggin what? you buggin who? you buggin me!
and dont you see it aint cool

[2:]
its not hot that you be callin me
stressin me pagin my beeper
you're just non-stop and its not hot
that you be leavin me messages every 10 minutes and then you stop by
when i first met you, you were cool
but it was game you had me fooled
cause 20 minutes after i gave you my number
you already had my mailbox full

[3:]
so what you bought a pair of shoes
what now i guess you think i owe you
you dont have to call as much as you do
i'd give em back to be through with you
and so what my momma likes you
what now i guess you think i will too
even if the pope he said he likes you too
i dont really care cause you're a bug a boo

[repeat 1 (with addlibs)]

[4:]
its not hot that when in blockin your phone number
you call me from over your best friends house
and its not hot that i cant even go out with my girlfriends
without you trackin me down
you need to chill out with that mess
cause you cant keep havin me stressed
cause everytime my phone rings it seems to be you
and im prayin that it is someone else

[repeat 3]
[repeat 1]

[5:]
when you call me on the phone you're buggin me
when you follow me around you're buggin me
everything you do be buggin me
you buggin me, you buggin me
when you show up at my door you're buggin me
when you open up your mouth you're buggin me
everytime i see your face you're buggin me
you're buggin me your buggin me

[repeat 1 with adlibs]

Temptations

[CHORUS:]
I know you see me watching you
and I see you watching me
cause boy your bodys callin
and temptation is killin me
[repeat 4x]

[1:]
Im chillin at the spot and my posse's 4 deep
had my man is on my mind turn my head what did i see
the fellas lookin fly and there was one that caught my eye
so i bit my lip switched my hips as i walked by saying
sexy boy you're so fly i just might give you a try
ima write yo number in the palm of my hand
oops i forgot i got a man

[CHORUS]

[2:]
Im thinkin to myself should i even take a chance
should i do whats on my mind or should i stay down with my man
this boy got me fienin and im wantin him so bad
should i chill one night with him and risk everything I've had
saying
sexy boy you so fly i wish i could give you a try
but my man's at home waiting for me by the phone
sorry cant get my groove on!

[CHORUS]

Temptation is callin
Papi wantin you so bad i could cry
Relationships callin me
To do whats wrong but i gotta do right
[repeat]

[Chorus]

temptations is callin
Papi be wantin you so bad i could cry
Relationships callin me
To do whats wrong but i gotta do right

[Chorus]

Now That She's Gone

[Chorus:]
Now that she's gone you wanna come back
Is that a fact?
You've got it like that?
You made me wait too long, I'm gone
Now that she's gone you wanna come back
Is that a fact?
Think you've got it like that?
You made me wait too long, I'm gone

[Verse 1 Kelly:]
Take her to the movies
Dinner all the time
Shopping sprees for her
On me you never spent a dime
But I was there for you
When you had nothing at all
Then you got a little job and
She's the one you call
And now

[Repeat Chorus]

[Verse 2 Beyonce:]
Oh now you're taking me for granted
But you only get once chance
Then you left me hurting
And it won't happen again, no no
So she finally left you
It ain't no surprise
That you missed your water
Cause your well went dry, oh ho
Now thats she's gone babe

[Repeat Chorus]

[Hook:]
Understand, I understand
Why you think I want you back
After what you did to me
Did you think you blinded me?
Boy you know whatever you do
It will all come back on you
Cause you tried to play me like a fool

Now that she's gone
You, crawlin' back
Got it like that
You made me wait too long
Oh, I'm gone
Now that she's gone
She's gone
Come back, oh
You made me wait too long
Too long, too long, too long, too long,
I'm gone
[Repeat chorus until fade]

Where'd You Go

[LaTavia:]

Oh baby where'd you go
I need you back wit' me
Oh baby where'd you go
I need you back wit' me, uh

[Repeat above with Chorus 2x's]

Where'd you go (Where'd you go)
Where'd you go, oh no
(So baby please, come back to me)

[Verse 1 - Beyonce:]
It has been five days
You haven't called me
Do you still want me, still need me
Am I on your mind
Are you thinking of me
Are you missing me like I miss you
Crying constantly
Runnin' out the reasons
Why I haven't heard from you, I'm worried
Got me doin' crazy things
I can't even sleep, gotta get you back to me

[Chorus]

Where'd you go, I don't know
I know that I need you in this heart of mine
So baby please, come back to me
I know I can't live my life without you
[Repeat]

[Verse 2 Beyonce:]
Thinking of everything
That you told me
Said you'd never leave me, deceive me
Got my mind thrown off
Did you just use me, boy you confused me
Gonna lose me
I can't deal with all the pain
And hell you put me through
Cause I'm still missing you, wanna be wit' you
Without you here I'm breaking down inside
Oh baby tell me why
Why did you hurt me, hurt me

[Repeat Chorus 2x's]

(Destiny's Child help me out)

It's my destiny to have you here with me
It's my destiny to have you here with me
It's my destiny to have you here with me
It's my destiny to have you here with me

[Repeat chorus until fade]

Hey Ladies

[Chorus:]
Hey ladies why is it that men can go do us wrong
Why is it that we just decide to keep holdin' on
Why is it that we never seem to just have the strength to leave
But he's got to go, he's got to go
Hey ladies why is it that men can go do us wrong
Why is it that we just decide to keep holdin' on
Why is it that we never seem to just have the strength to leave
But he's got to go, he's got to go

[Verse 1 Beyonce:]
My man's been cheatin' on me
Been runnin' round here wit' this little tenderoni
And don't think I haven't noticed
He's been actin' funny
Takin' too long to call me
And somebody told me
That the worst thing of it all is that he gave her money
Now how he gonna give her my ends
That's a no, no
My first reactions telling me he's got to go, go
But I just ain't for sure
Should I just let him go
Oh I don't know

[Hook:]
Yeah he did me wrong
But I love him so
I keep holding on
But he's got to go, he's got to go
Thought he was the one
But now I don't know
After what he's done
He's got to go, he's got to go

[Repeat Chorus]

[Verse 2 Beyonce:]
You keep rewinding it
Stopin' it and playing yourself over again
See I'm sick and tired of you doin' that same ol' sh--
Sick of your same routine
Now you've got to come clean
Cause it's killing me

[Repeat Hook]
[Repeat Chrous]

[Verse 3 Beyonce:]
I just don't understand
You get chance after chance
And you say that you'll do right
But I really do not know if you can
It's not in your plans
That you've shown
Can you change, don't think so
Now I gotta let you go
Got to go-go-go-go-go
Got to go-go-go-go-go

[Repeat chorus until fade]
[Repeat 2]
[Repeat 1]
[Repeat 2]
[Repeat 1]
[Repeat 2]
[Repeat 1]

If You Leave

[1] - [Destiny's Child]:
If you leave her, I'll leave him
We'll pack our bags, don't say a word
Let's go far away, to another place
Let's hide away, oh just you and me

[Beyonce:] I peeped him long time ago when he told me
(He's never seen the chick before)
He wouldn't give me no explanation
Cause he knows when I pack my bags it ain't for no vacation, so

[Destiny's Child:]
I'm gonna do my thang,
I'm leavin' his ass alone (Oh I'm gone, Oh I'm movin' on my way)
He's history(he' history),
Too late The game is over
He'll see a girl's
Gotta do what she's gotta do

[Repeat 1 2x]

[R.L.]
I called 612-555-2422 to find you
I packed my bags, gassed up the Jag
And I told my dad
you're the finest girl I never had

[Next] And so my lady, what's the message, page me
I know it might sound crazy, but say you'll be my baby
She crushed my new Benz,
slept with my best friend
Spent all my ends, it's got to end

[Beyonce] Ooh, how do I know you won't hurt me like he has? (I know I'm
afraid he'll want me back)
[R.L.] You've gotta have faith in me (you know I do) I'd never play ya
babe
Cause my love is all right (Cause my love is all you'll ever need)
[Beyonce] Cause I need someone for me
[R.L]This love was meant to be
[Beyonce] It's our destiny
[Beyonce & R.L.]Just run away with me, oh ho

[2] - [Next] If you leave him, I'll leave her
Let's pack our bags, don't say a word
Let's go far away, to another place
Let's hide away,
Oh just you and me

[Repeat 1 Repeat 2]
[Repeat 1]
[Repeat 2]
[Repeat 1]
[Repeat 2]
[Repeat 1]

Jumpin, Jumpin

[Chorus:]
Ladies leave yo man at home
The club is full of ballas and
They pockets full grown
And all you fellas leave yo girl
With her friends
Cause its 11:30 and the club is
Jumpin, jumpin

[Hook 1:]
So you say you've got a girl?
Yes do you got a man?
But the party aint gon stop
So lets make it hot hot!

[Verse 1 Beyonce:]
last weekend you stayed at home
Alone and lonely
Couldnt find yo man
He was chillin with his homies
This weekend you goin out
If he try to stop you, you goin off
You gotcha hair done and your nails done too
And your outfit and your in your shoes
You parlaying at the hottest spot tonight
You're gonna find the brothas
Rollin in the Lexus, trucks and Hummers

[Repeat Hook 1]
[Repeat Chorus]
[Repeat Chorus]
[Repeat Hook 1]

[Verse 2 Beyonce:]
Call your boys
Cause tonight you're not gon stay at home
So tell your girl she aint coming tonight you're goin solo
Cut her off is she talks some noise
You know you got the right to get your party on
So get your hair cut and your car washed too
Lookin' like a star in your Armani suit
You need to look your best cause
You're turnin heads tonight
you're gonna find a sexy chica
thats gon dance all night if ya wanna

[Repeat Hook]
[Repeat Chorus]

[Hook 2:]
Sexy women do your dance
Fly ladies work yo man
All them fellas in the club
Who can get down now?

[Hook 3:]
Bounce with me, bounce bounce
Bounce papis work
Shake baby shake shake shake work it work it
Twist baby twist twist twist
You better dip that thang

[Repeat Hook 2]
[Repeat Hook 3]
[Repeat Chorus until end]

Say My Name

[1] - Say my name, say my name
When no one is around you, say baby I love you
If you ain't runnin' game
Say my name, say my name
You actin' kinda shady, you ain't callin' me baby
Why the sudden change?

Say my name, say my name
If no one is around you, say baby I love you
If you ain't runnin' game
Say my name, say my name
You actin' kinda shady, ain't callin' me baby
Better say my name

[Beyonce:]
Remember the other day
I would call, you would say
"Baby, how's your day?"
But today, it ain't the same
Every other word is "Uh huh", "Yeah, okay"
Could it be that you are at the crib with another lady If you took it
there
First of all, let me say
I am not the one to sit around and be played
So prove yourself to me
I'm the girl that you claim
Why don't you say the things that you said to me yesterday

[2] - I know you say that I am assuming things
Somethings going down, that's the way it seems
Shouldn't be no reason why you're acting strange
If nobody's holding you back from me
Cause I know how you usually do
Where you're saying everything to me times two
Why can't you just tell the truth
If somebody's there, just tell me who

[Repeat 1]

[Beyonce:]
What is up with this
Tell the truth, who you wit'
How would you like it if I came over with my clique
Don't try and change it now
See you've gotta bounce
When two seconds ago, said you just got in the house
It's hard to believe that you are at home by yourself
When I just heard the voice, heard the voice of someone else
Just this question why do you feel you have to lie?
Gettin caught up in your game
When you can not say my name

[Repeat 2]
[Repeat 1]

[Rodney Jenkins]
Where my ladies at
(Yea yea yea yea yea yea)
Can you say that, come on
(Yea yea yea yea, yea yea yea yea, yea yea yea)
All the girls say
(Yea yea yea yea, yea yea yea yea)
What? I can't hear you
(Yea yea yea yea)
All my ladies say
(Yea yea yea yea, yea yea yea yea)
All the girls say
(Yea yea yea yea, yea yea yea yea)
Break it down
(Oh woo, oh)
What what what
D.C., take it to the bridge Come on

[repeat 2]
[Repeat 1 until fade]

She Can't Love You

[Beyonce:]
I saw your new girlfriend the other day
And i expected for her to be so much more than she was
I checked out her style, the way she smiled
The way she moved, the things she said
The way she looked at me like, "i got yo man"

[1]-She cant love you like i can
Her awful love just cant compare to what i have
She cant touch you like i do
Cause when y'all touching, you pretend its me and you

And theres no way her love's as good as mine
Theres no reason for you to waist your time

[Beyonce:]
When we were together you told me what you didnt like
And you went out and got exactly that type
Except that your new girl is nothing compared to me
Everything that she did wrong i always did right

[2]
She cant hold you like i can
Boy you a fool if you cant realize what you had
She cant feel you like i can
Cause im a girl thats always standin by my man

And theres no way her loves as good as mine
Theres no reason for you to waste your time
And theres no way her loves as good as mine
Theres no reason for you to waste your time

[Bridge:]
theres no way, theres no way
that her love could be could be good as mine
theres no reason no reason
for you to even go and waste your time, your time

and theres no way her loves as good as mine
theres no reason for you to waste your time
and theres no way her loves as good as mine
theres no reason for you to waste your time [repeat until fade]

Stay

[1:]
Baby i want for nothing just your tender sweet loving
I know youve got your things to do
But tell me what means more to you
Hanging out with me or with your boys
Sometimes i do get lonely
But no you and no one to hold me
You want so much to lay me down
Is that the only way to win your heart?

[2:]
Well if i loved you a little bit longer
if my love was a little bit stronger
would you stay, stay? baby please stay
if i granted all of your wishes
give you more than touches and kisses
would you stay, stay? i need you to stay

[3:]
I'll be, be yours forever but can we keep us together?
I know the time is drawing near
I promised you has it been a year
Baby now im ready will you stay? sta-ay

[repeat 2:]

[4:]
Every now and then ya think about it
If you love me you could live without it But i dont wanna do you that
way no
no, no no no
I dont know exactly what im feelin
I'm kinda scared but im then kinda willin
Will you promise me just one thing?
No matter what you're gonna stay...

[repeat 2]

Sweet Sixteen

[Verse 1 Latavia:]
Ya couldnt tell little Jackie nothin
Sixteen thought she knew it all
She was searching for the love she missed yeah
And so she ran away

[Hook 1:]
Slow down
You're moving way to fast
Sixteen
There's so much for you to have
Sweet Sixteen
Do you know where you're running to?
Do you know? Sweet Sixteen

[Verse 2 Beyonce:]
She fell in love with a man who was so fine (so fine)
He made her promise's yeah
She didn't stopped to think if he was serious no no no
Until she had his baby
Sweet sixteen

[Hook 1:]
Slow down
You're moving way to fast
Sixteen
There's so much for you to have
Sweet Sixteen
Do you know where you're running to?
Feel like you've got no where to go

[Hook 2:]
Sixteen years
Sixteen prayers
Sixteen reason why I care
Sixteen tears
You're sixteen still
Sweet sixteen
Giiirrrll

[Hook 3:]
I know you're fellin' lonely(I know you're feeling lonley)
Who you gonna turn to?
(Who you gonna turn to?)
Feels like the world is closing in on you(on you)
Sweet sixteen
You need to cherish what you have
You can forget about the past
Now you can start all over
You can start all over and
Cherish your liiiiiiffffeeee

[Hook 1:]
Slow down
You're moving way to fast
Your only Sixteen
There's so much more to life aheade
Sweet Sixteen
Do you know where you're running to?
Sweet Sixteen, girl I know things get hard so take take it slow

[Addlibs to end]

Amazing Grace

Amazing
Graa-aaccee
How Sweet-
How sweet
The sound-
Sound
That saved, saved
A wrench
Like
Me I once was lost, lost yeah
Lost
But now Im found
What you say girl?
But
Now, Im found we still cant feel you
But
Noooowww, Im found
Was blind, but now I see
Ooh, ooh, ooh,
Ooh, ooh, ooh,
Ooh, ooh, ooh,
Ooh, ooh, ooh,
T'was grace that taught my heart to fear
And that my fears relieved
How precious did that grace
Appear
The hour I first believed
Thank you Lordy