Barely in Love Lyrics
[Verse 1: Q-Tip]
She only likes it when it's hot. She doesn't like the cold
She said I got a bright idea, "Let's go to Mexico."
$500 in the bank, things are looking bad
Imagine if we gotta eat, things are looking sad
Barely in love (repeat) (chorus)
[Verse 2: Q-Tip]
She looked into the sun and said, "What's on your mind?"
Whee, Ha, lookatiaa, lookatiaa, sun shining all the time (sun shining all the time)
She picked up the fan and let the trailer go
She only likes it when it's hot. Doesn't like it when it's cold
When you really think about it, love is truly powerful
The undeniable force that makes it magnetic
And you can't explain it, you do what you do
Can't noboday play the fool like (something something something?)
Barely in love (repeat) (chorus)
She only likes it when it's hot. She doesn't like the cold
She said I got a bright idea, "Let's go to Mexico."
$500 in the bank, things are looking bad
Imagine if we gotta eat, things are looking sad
Barely in love (repeat) (chorus)
[Verse 2: Q-Tip]
She looked into the sun and said, "What's on your mind?"
Whee, Ha, lookatiaa, lookatiaa, sun shining all the time (sun shining all the time)
She picked up the fan and let the trailer go
She only likes it when it's hot. Doesn't like it when it's cold
When you really think about it, love is truly powerful
The undeniable force that makes it magnetic
And you can't explain it, you do what you do
Can't noboday play the fool like (something something something?)
Barely in love (repeat) (chorus)
About
Genius Annotation
“Barely In Love” is a jazz/funk song driven by handclaps, live instrumentation, and jangly percussion. Q-Tip spends the bulk of the song singing drunkly-chorused lead vocals over a throwback early-70’s Sly & The Family Stone-styled track with en electric guitar solo filling its center.
“Barely In Love” was one of few tracks that Arista released promotionally in 2002 before shelving the Kamaal/The Abstract album.
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Find answers to frequently asked questions about the song and explore its deeper meaning
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- 10.Feelings (Missing Lyrics)
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Credits
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Drums
Guitar Solo
Clavinet
Fender Rhodes
Vocals
Synthesizer
Claps
Mini Moog Synthesizer
Release Date
September 15, 2009
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