Back in high school, Tamika was the sweetest, the bomb
Afro Angel, sent from Heaven above
Knocked up by some thug named Russ in the drug game
Or start lovin' your girl
Uh, uh, uh, uh, uh, uh, uh, uh, uh
"Down with me? Period, through life's stress and strife"
Never forget that you are loved, you know that you are loved
And say God, bear me witness, no doubt, lovin' ya dear
You don't have to sell your soul and throw away your pride
You don't have to sell your soul and throw away your pride
Never forget that you are loved, you know that you are loved
You'll do anythin' for Omar or Phil, bring you to me
But now I lay me, down to creep
In all the wrong places, outside your radio stations
But for what?
You don't have to sell your soul and throw away your pride
Told him it's either them drugs or us either them thugs or us
Willing to trade your spirit for some crass, whack wage
Then like a sign from the sky, the baby cried
Wrapped so deliciously within my own joy and misery
Lil Bobby got a gun now, age fifteen
You don't have to sell your soul and throw away your pride
Afro Angel, sent from Heaven above
Frozen by the potential of me, an Afro Angel
One shot rings out then only the stranger stands
And like a clumsy chef she spilled the beans on where they had gone
Afro Angel, born against the world
Upstate Schenectady, Tamika answered the door
Afro Angel, born against the world
You can do without the cars, vacations, and jewelry?"
Yo, they straight moved away, without as little as a word
Somethin' small, somethin' simple as a pass back stage
He came back the next week and the whole family was gone
And then me, hypnotized by the devil as well
Here I stand before you, the color of the night
Like an angel sings, I love y'all more than anything
He can't take it though he gotta earn it but he ain't learned that yet
Hold out my hand as an invitation into my hotel
Today, he is in your town, puttin' it down
And I pray the Lord my soul to keep
Afro Angel off your pedestal from perchin' above
Uh, uh, uh, uh, uh
Puttin' a bug in my boy's ear, your 'S' is for free
Hot to death, though in tenth grade a teenage mom
But to go from dollar 50 gees a week to dollar 30 gees a year
Surprised when he realized, damn dude got one too
She said, "Yeah", he said, "In that case would you please be my wife?"
Then in a fury put the pressure on her girlfriend Shawn
They just stared, he said, "Do you love me for me?
No need to RSVP, place your hand in my palm
The ultimatum, either continue bein' a thug in the world
It was the last person she expected to be
'Cuz if the gun came from the whiz, Cowardly Lion, got heart now
Afro Angel, born against the world
You know you are loved, yeah
Let's pull it on a stranger, ahh, fun for the crew
Afro Angel, sent from Heaven above
But had the cutest kid you ever seen
Afro Angel, sent from Heaven above
Bobby's a deer in a headlights, pump, drop it or I'll shoot
Out on the town, reckless abandon he's been bullied before
Afro Angel, born against the world
Feathers of my wings paralyzed by the distance of my mind
Never forget that you are loved, you know that you are loved
Then all the pressure from her mom, she stepped to Russ
Could of sworn Bobby's blood formed the shape of an angel's wings
But now he straps, and no more, attitude high
As all your girlfriends gettin' jealous, damn she landed the bomb
Rage inside, pride, been denied respect
You in the car with your friends, followin' my limo around
You on the prowl now, downtown, searchin' for love
Well, needless to say, Russ was a little perturbed
That ain't happenin', I guess he wasn't that strong
Flexin' on every guy that walk by but don't start pal
Smile's upside down now, games ain't so cute
Hopin' he with new hit single, is tryin' to mingle
Destined to spend his life inside a cage it seems
Then like a sniper, cleanin' his rifle, Bobby disobeys his commands
