Cover art for One by Busta Rhymes
Sep. 16, 19971 viewer5.9K views

One Lyrics

[Produced by Rockwilder]

[Intro: Busta Rhymes | Erykah Badu]
What I'm gon' do wit' Erykah Badu?
I'm gonna have some fun
What do you consider fun?
Fun, natural fun
I said, what I'm gon' do wit' my man Busta Rhymes?
I'm gonna have some fun
What do you consider fun?
Fun, natural fun

Yeah, uh-huh, uh-huh, yeah-yeah, uh-huh-uh-huh
Yeah-yeah, Busta Rhymes, Erykah Badu, y'all
Yeah, just one, ah-do-de-do-de-do
One love, everybody, just one, da-do-do, da-do-do, na-na-nay

[Verse 1: Busta Rhymes]
Well as I universally greet the whole entire world
And focus on the energy that'll make your skin curl
The one strategy, the one universal plan
The master blueprint, one survival for all man
I self lord am, so divine
When me and my woman coincide as one mind, bear witness
One respect, one culture, one way of thinkin'
One vision, makin' the one decision on one way of livin'
Common destiny amongst all
One understandin' amongst me and my woman, so that we can't fall
And keep movin' forward based on actual facts
Yes, y'all, my beautiful Mother Earth, respect her to the max
Can't mix dilute or tamper with us no more
We on the highest form of emotion, holy sacred and pure
And what's mines is yours
Especially if we move in the same direction just for one common cause
[Chorus: Busta Rhymes | Erykah Badu]
Just one opportunity to handle our biz
Just one mindstate, so we can equally live
Just one, you know we only have one life to live
Just one, come together as one
As one, one family
As one, one little kiss now
As one, one entirety
As one, and let us all uplift now
(Talk to me, baby)

[Verse 2: Busta Rhymes | Erykah Badu]
I value (Uh-huh, uh-huh) that I've found me (What? What?)
I gave you tea (That's right, girl) you shed degree (Oh, yes, love)
A family (One family, baby) is what we be (Uh-huh, uh-huh, yeah)
So that you'll see (Right, ayo), c'mon
Ayo, I know my woman's love for me, the way she cherish me
Fulfill my every appetite for the God Degree
Always inspire my encouragement, the right amount of nourishment
Secure enough, so I don't have to ask her where my lovin' went
When times is hopeless, sometimes I had to focus
On the priceless moments, when my Wisdom Body wouldn't notice
'Cause you're my everythin', what's mines'll be yours
Movin' in the same direction just for one common cause

[Chorus: Busta Rhymes | Erykah Badu]
Just one opportunity to handle our biz
Just one mindstate, so we can equally live
Just one, you know we only have one life to live
Just one, let's come together as one
As one, a-one family
As one, one little kiss now
As one, one entirety
As one, so let us all uplift now

[Verse 3: Erykah Badu | Busta Rhymes]
As my sunlight I bear witness to you
Bein' the foundation you can come home and watch the babies too
The one way we agree on how to follow tradition
This one family come in thirds, play your position
You make the sacrifices, I make the same too
From all the struggle that I see, that's why my love is for you
You always hold it down for me, so I'ma hold it for you
And watch the babies while you secure the food to come through

Now don't let my ambition make you feel like competition
We should both play a role in our whole livin' condition, true indeed

I know you symbolize the strength inside the family
Then show me you can handle womanly responsibilities
Not a problem, I know you hold me down when I fall on the ground
But make sure when you bring the food home, there's enough to go 'round

And because you are my everythin', what's mine is yours
Movin' in the same direction, just for one common cause

[Chorus: Busta Rhymes | Erykah Badu]
Just one opportunity to handle our biz
Just one mindstate, so we can equally live
Just one, you know we only have one life to live
Just one, let's come together as one
As one, one family
As one, one little kiss now
As one, one entirety
As one, so let us all uplift now
As one, one family
As one, one little kiss now
As one, one entirety
As one, so let us all uplift now

[Outro: Erykah Badu]
Da-da, da-da, da-da, da-da, da-da, da-da, da-da
Ba-do-ba-dada-da, dum-day, ba-do-ba-e-yu-yu-yu
Bo-do-ba-do-bo-daw, ba-do-ba-daw, ba-do-bo-do-bo-daw
Bo-do-ba-do-bo-daw-ba-do-bo-daw-ba do, ba-ba, ay, yu-yu-yu

[Skit: Rachelle Weston]
Aight, we gon' bounce right into this hot shit
Keep this motherfucker movin'
Yeah, in case you don't realise by now
Shit gets extremely dangerous, when you fuck with any of the Flipmode niggas
Fuck around if you want, bitches
But you better off actin' like you know

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On “One”, the fifteenth track on Busta Rhymes‘ second studio album When Disaster Strikes…, he links up with neo soul queen Erykah Badu to spread the importance of unity, harmony and coming together as one, both in personal relationships and in a broader societal context, over a soulful beat provided by Rockwilder that samples Stevie Wonder’s harmonies from his 1976 song “Love’s in Need of Love Today”.

Released as the third single from the album, “One” peaked at #23 on the UK Singles chart, but failed to place in the U.S. resulting in limited promotion and the absence of an official music video. The song marks the sole collaboration between Erykah and Busta to date.

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