Poor Georgie Lyrics

[Verse 1]
I met him in a club hangin' out one night
He said, "Hello, I'm George...hi, Lyte

How's everything going, huh? How ya doin'?
Hope everything's fine, ooh, and uh umm
Can I call you sometime? Can I get the digits?
And the address, so I can come visit?"
I gave him the digits, that wasn't a problem
'Cause if he caused any, I would have to solve them
'Cause George looked good, MMM, damn good!
And if I didn't, some other girl would

In my mind, I hope for the best
Convincing myself that this was not a test
'Cause I heard many things about Georgie
Nothing kinky, like no orgies
I heard he knows how to make love
Like an angel from the heaven above
Who was I kidding I'd give him a try
'Cause Lyte needs love too and that ain't no lie

Keep your ears open, hope that you listenin'
'Cause I'm about to take you on a George Porgie mission

"Can it be I've stayed away too long"
"My world is empty without you, babe"
"Can it be I've stayed away too long"
"My world is empty..."
"Kissed the girls and made them cry"
"Can it be I've stayed away too long"
"My world is empty without you, babe"
"Kissed the girls and made them cry"
"Kissed the girls and made them cry"
"Can it be I've stayed away too long"
"My world is..."
"Kissed the girls and..."

[Verse 3]
George was clean, no drugs and such
But once in a while, he'd drink too much

Hangin' in a club where they play rockers
Him and his friend, drinkin' vodka
I was looking for him, and I found him there
With his clothes messed up and his (fucked) up hair
I told him he was messin' up, he wouldn't go far
He got mad and asked his friend for the keys to the car
I said, "Don't drive, use your head
Drive while you're drunk and you'll kill yourself dead"

We begin to argue, bad words were said
Then he got kicked out by some long-haired dread
Ran into the car as if, in a hurry
He started the car but his vision was blurry
He didn't care, he drove off into the night
Riding for miles, without his headlights
Georgie Porgie had too much on his mind
He was still young yet running out of time
Last week he took tests and the doctor told him
George had cancer in his lungs and his colon

See when he was twelve, he started smokin'
Paid no attention when he started chokin'
Thoughts flashed through his head, there they stuck
'Til Georgie Porgie crashed into a truck
I wished I woulda told him how I liked him so much
How he made me feel with the slightest touch
Now he's gone and I can't tell him nothin'
Wish he was here so I could say somethin'

The story is not to say that I'm in sorrow
Just to say no one is promised tomorrow

If you love someone you should say it often
You'll never know when they'll be layin' in a coffin

Wake up, it's important that you know that
No one on Earth is promised tomorrow...
Believe that! And don't think that it can't happen to you

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Genius Annotation

On this single, Lyte is all sweetened up a little She sweetened up a little on this new jack swing sound “Poor Georgie” and ,basically,this whole album has a big difference from the previous Eyes On This. Its sounds are softer.
Also, “Poor Georgie” made it to #1 on the chart and #83 on the Billboard Hot 100.
And here is the official video:
https://youtu.be/hSTzr2V4KMw

Fun Fact: Legendary female singer, songwriter, rapper, producer, and actress Lauryn Hill, was by Lyte’s side in the video. (the other girl with the blue cap)
(0-35, 1:58, 1-48)

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