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From Jaheim's second album "Still Ghetto"
gr8 lyrics
Mmmmh diamond
Ohh diamond (diamond)
Diamond in da ruff
someone that you don't meet twice
We left the Brickz for the 'Burbs
turned Mo into Remy
matching fur coats and Fendi
from the bus to a Bentley coupe
with a closet full of shoes yeah
Than our smiles turned to frowns
ups turned to downs
I don't know where i'm going now
I think about her every once in awhile
We started out like Bobby and Whitney
Justin and Britney
Then it all got ugly
if it weren't for the money
you said i start actin' funny
but what's wrong witcha honey
then the good turned to bad
forgot what we had
is it to late to get it back?
I think about her
more than once in awhile
Like when i spot a rainbow
or see a fallin' star
a set of twins, or a classic car
a four leaf clover, or a two dollar bill
it's so rare that it's so unreal
And I don't know how to get over her smile
I wonder what she's doin (what's goin on)?
I think about her every once in awhile (once
in awhile)
I should've came with a ring
set a date for next May
guess i thought that you'd wait
now I hate that I took so long
played around wit' her now she's gone
now my smiles turned to frowns, ups turned to
downs
and i don't know where i'm goin (now now now
now)
I think about her every once in awhile
We argued like Archie and Edith
like Ike turned on Tina
but I really didn't mean it
I was raised not to hit a woman
especially not the one i'm lovin'
but when the good turned to bad
happy to sad
I wish we could take it back/(How I miss you
baby
I think about her every once in awhile
Like when I spot a rainbow
or see a fallin star
a set of twins, or a classic car
a four leaf clover or a two dollar bill
it's so rare that it's so unreal
I don't know how
to get over her smile
I wonder what she's doin now
I think about her every once in awhile
Your like a star
shinning in the broad daylight
Something you don't see all the time
and now I finally recognize
that I shoulda made you all mine
never shoulda let you pass me by
you put that sparkle in my life
someone that you don't meet twice
i'm gonna live to regret it baby
ooooh
baby, baby
I miss you...need you...yeahhh
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Album Review by John Bush
Jaheim's considerable vocal talents only
increased during the recording of his second
album, and a stronger set of songs made Still
Ghetto a definite improvement over the debut.
As before, it all begins with his voice: a
deep, throaty croon that makes him sound at
least ten years older than he actually is
(basically, about as old as the soul samples
dotted throughout the record) and marks him
as one of the few R&B artists active who can
summon the spirit of a Teddy Pendergrass.
Better yet, Jaheim takes the loverman persona
to another level, devoting more songs here to
relationships than love itself; one of the
best is "Put That Woman First," his remake of
the Stax nugget William Bell's "I Forgot to
Be Your Lover," a great performance that's a
natural fit with his persona. The single
"Fabulous" is simply beautiful, balancing a
back-in-the-day feel with self-esteem issues
and riding out with a chorus of children's
voices. For "Everywhere I Am," Jaheim
recorded a postcard to his mother, who died
before he gained fame; it's another testament
to his power as an artist that Still Ghetto
never descends into maudlin sentiments. Just
like his soul forefathers, everything about
Jaheim is honest and heartfelt.
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