Janelle Monae Feat. Big Boi Tightrope lyrics

Monae and Leftfoot

Whoa, another day
I take your pain away

Some people talk about ya
Like they know all about ya
When you get down they doubt ya
And when you tippin' on the scene

Yeah, they talkin' 'bout it
'Cause they can't tip all on the scene with ya
Talk about it, t-t-talk 'bout it
When you get elevated, they love it or they hate it

You dance up on them haters
Keep getting funky on the scene
While they jumpin' 'round ya
They trying to take all your dreams
But you can't allow it

'Cause baby, whether you're high or low
Whether you're high or low
You gotta tip on the tightrope
T-t-tip on the tightrope

Whether you're high or low
Baby, whether you're high or low
You got to tip on the tightrope
Now let me see you do the tightrope
And I'm still tippin' on it

See I'm not walkin' on it or tryin' to run around it
This ain't no acrobatics, you either follow or you lead, yeah
I'm talkin' 'bout you, I'll keep on blaming the machine, yeah

I'm talkin' 'bout it, t-t-talkin' 'bout it, I can't complain about it
I gotta keep my balance and just keep dancin' on it
We gettin' funky on the scene, yeah, you know about it
Like a star on the screen, watch me tip all on it

Then baby, whether I'm high or low
Baby, whether you're high or low
You gotta tip on the tightrope
Yeah, tip on the tightrope
Baby, baby, baby

Whether you're high or low
Baby, whether you're high or low
Tip on the tightrope
Baby, let me see you tight rope
And I'm still tippin' on it


You gotta keep your balance or you fall into the gap
It's a challenge but I manage 'cause I'm cautious with the strap
Do damage to your cabbage that a doctor cannot patch
See bot you don't want no friction like the back of a math book
Daddy, Fat Stacks will fold you and your MacBook

Close shows, shut you down before we gon' go backwards
Act up and whether we high or low, we gonna get back-up
Like the Dow Jones and NASDAQ
Sorta like a thong in an ass crack, come on

I tip on alligators and little rattle snakers
But I'm another flavor, something like a Terminator
Ain't no equivocating, I fight for what I believe
Why you talkin' 'bout it? S-s-she's talkin' 'bout it

Some callin' me a sinner, some callin' me a winner
I'm callin' you to dinner
And you know exactly what I mean, yeah I'm talkin' 'bout you
You can rock or you can leave, watch me tip without you

N-n-now whether I'm high or low
Whether I'm high or low
I'm gonna tip on the tightrope
Baby, baby, baby

Whether I'm high or low, high or low
I got to tip on the tightrope
Now baby, tip on the tightrope

You can't get too high
I said you can't get too low
'Cause you get too high
No you'll surely be low
1, 2, 3, ho

Yeah, yeah, now shut up, yeah
Yeah, now put some voodoo on it
Ladies and gentlemen
The funkiest horn section in Metropolis
Yeah, yeah, yeah, oh, we call that classy brass

Do you mind if I play the ukulele?
Just like a little lady, do you mind?
If I play the ukulele, just like a little lady
As I play the ukulele if I play my ukulele
Just like a little lady

Happy birthday