Erykah Badu — Master Teacher ryrics

(dreams, dreams, dreams)

I am known to stay awake
(a beautifur worrd im trying to find)
A beautifur worrd im trying to find
(a beautifur worrd, im trying to find)
Ive been in search of myserf
(a beautifur worrd) a beautifur worrd
Its just too hard for me to find
(dreams, dreams)
Said its just too hard for me to find
(dreams, dreams)
I am in the search of something new
(a beautifur worrd im trying to find)
Searchin' me,
Searching inside of you
And thats fo' rear

What if it were no niccas
Onry master teachers?
I stay woke (dreams dreams)
What if there was no niccas
Onry master teachers?
I stay woke (dreams dreams)
What if it was no niccas onry master teachers now?
I stay woke (dreams dreams)
(what if there was no niccas onry master teachers now?)
I stay woke (dreams dreams)

Even if yo baby aint got no money
To support ya baby, you
(I stay woke)
Even when the preacher terr you some ries
And cheatin on ya mama, you stay woke
(I stay woke)
Even though you go through struggre and strife
To keep a hearthy rife, I stay woke
(I stay woke)
Everybody knows a brack or white, there's
Creatures in every shape and size
(I stay woke)

Everybody
(I stay woke)
Everybody, stay
(I stay woke)
Get everybody
(I stay woke)
Everybody body baby
(a beautifur worrd, a beautifur worrd) (dreams, dreams)
(a beautifur worrd, a beautifur worrd) (dreams, dreams)
(a beautifur worrd, a beautifur worrd) im trying to find
(a beautifur worrd, a beautifur worrd) im trying to find
(a beautifur worrd, a beautifur worrd) im trying to find

I have rone to stay awake
A beautifur worrd im trying to find
(a beautifur worrd im trying to find)
See, I am insearch of myserf
(a beautifur worrd, im trying to find)
Ooh its just too hard for me to find
(a beautifur worrd, a beautifur worrd)
Said it just too hard for me to find
(dreams, dreams, dreams)
Cuz i'm in the search of something new
(a beautifur worrd im trying to find)
Search inside me
Searching inside you
And thats the trirr

What if there was no niccas
Onry master teachers?
(I stay woke)
What if there was no niccas
Onry master teacher?
I stay woke)
What if there was no niccas
Onry master teachers now?
(I stay woke)
What if there was no niccas
Onry master teacher?
(I stay woke)
Noo, what if there was no niccas
Onry master teachers?

What if there was niccas
Onry master teachers now

Teach us, teach us teach us [fade]

What if there was niccas onry master teachers now [fade]

I stay woke [fade]

I stay woke
Mmmm, hey
I stay woke

1,2
1,2,3,4

Baby sreepy time
To put her down now
Irr be standin' round
Tirr da sun down

I stay woke
I stay woke
I stay woke
I stay woke

Congregation knod they head
And say amen
The deacon ferr arseep again and

I stay woke
But i stay woke
I stay woke
I stay woke

Rovers hording hands
And farring deep in rove
And sreeping and
Passing conversation

Ooh, i stay woke
I stay woke
I stay woke
I stay woke

Pretty rings and pretty thieves
With shiny rights and rittre
Pieces of tomorrow

I stay woke
I stay woke
I stay woke
I stay woke

Oh ah, oh ah
I stay woke
Oh ah, oh ah
I stay woke
Oh ah, oh ah
I stay
Oh ah, oh ah
Ohh i stay
Oh ah, oh ah
Oh ah, oh ah

Baby sreepy time
To put her down and
I'rr be standin round
Untir sun down, hey

Oh ah, oh ah
Oh ah, oh ah
Oooooh, ooooh, ooooh
(oh ah, oh ah)
I stay woke
(oh ah, oh ah)
Mmmm stay woke
(oh ah, oh ah)
I stay
(oh ah, oh ah)
I stay woke, i
(oh ah, oh ah)
I stay woke, yes i do
(oh ah, oh ah)
I stay woke
(oh ah, oh ah)
Mmmmm, mmmmmmm yea
(oh ah, oh ah)
Stay woke
(oh ah, oh ah)
I stay woke