It was the last person she expected to be
Upstate Schenectady, Tamika answered the door
Knocked up by some thug named Russ in the drug game
Puttin' a bug in my boy's ear, your 'S' is for free
Never forget that you are loved, you know that you are loved
He can't take it though he gotta earn it but he ain't learned that yet

Destined to spend his life inside a cage it seems
And say God, bear me witness, no doubt, lovin' ya dear
You can do without the cars, vacations, and jewelry?"
'Cuz if the gun came from the whiz, Cowardly Lion, got heart now
"Down with me? Period, through life's stress and strife"
Smile's upside down now, games ain't so cute
Could of sworn Bobby's blood formed the shape of an angel's wings
That ain't happenin', I guess he wasn't that strong
Hold out my hand as an invitation into my hotel
One shot rings out then only the stranger stands

You know you are loved, yeah
But now I lay me, down to creep
And I pray the Lord my soul to keep

Afro Angel, sent from Heaven above
Like an angel sings, I love y'all more than anything
In all the wrong places, outside your radio stations
Feathers of my wings paralyzed by the distance of my mind

Then like a sniper, cleanin' his rifle, Bobby disobeys his commands
Surprised when he realized, damn dude got one too
Afro Angel, born against the world
Hot to death, though in tenth grade a teenage mom
The ultimatum, either continue bein' a thug in the world
You on the prowl now, downtown, searchin' for love
Afro Angel, sent from Heaven above
Afro Angel, born against the world

Today, he is in your town, puttin' it down
Wrapped so deliciously within my own joy and misery
You'll do anythin' for Omar or Phil, bring you to me
Afro Angel, born against the world
Hopin' he with new hit single, is tryin' to mingle

Uh, uh, uh, uh, uh, uh, uh, uh, uh

And like a clumsy chef she spilled the beans on where they had gone
Uh, uh, uh, uh, uh
You don't have to sell your soul and throw away your pride
Lil Bobby got a gun now, age fifteen

You don't have to sell your soul and throw away your pride

But for what?
Afro Angel off your pedestal from perchin' above
As all your girlfriends gettin' jealous, damn she landed the bomb

But had the cutest kid you ever seen

Rage inside, pride, been denied respect
Afro Angel, sent from Heaven above
You in the car with your friends, followin' my limo around

You don't have to sell your soul and throw away your pride
And then me, hypnotized by the devil as well
Afro Angel, sent from Heaven above
Afro Angel, born against the world
Then in a fury put the pressure on her girlfriend Shawn
Out on the town, reckless abandon he's been bullied before
But to go from dollar 50 gees a week to dollar 30 gees a year
She said, "Yeah", he said, "In that case would you please be my wife?"
He came back the next week and the whole family was gone
You don't have to sell your soul and throw away your pride

Willing to trade your spirit for some crass, whack wage
Flexin' on every guy that walk by but don't start pal
Bobby's a deer in a headlights, pump, drop it or I'll shoot
Somethin' small, somethin' simple as a pass back stage
Here I stand before you, the color of the night
Then like a sign from the sky, the baby cried

But now he straps, and no more, attitude high
They just stared, he said, "Do you love me for me?
Never forget that you are loved, you know that you are loved

Never forget that you are loved, you know that you are loved

Never forget that you are loved, you know that you are loved
Then all the pressure from her mom, she stepped to Russ
Or start lovin' your girl
Yo, they straight moved away, without as little as a word
Let's pull it on a stranger, ahh, fun for the crew
Told him it's either them drugs or us either them thugs or us
Back in high school, Tamika was the sweetest, the bomb
Frozen by the potential of me, an Afro Angel
Well, needless to say, Russ was a little perturbed
No need to RSVP, place your hand in my palm