Song: Ms. Jackson ~~ 2000 ~~ 4:30
Artist: OutKast
LP/CD: The Notorious Kim ~~ LaFace/Arista ~~ 2000
Composers: Andre Benjamin~Antwan Patton~David Sheats

Yeah, this one right here goes out to all the baby’s mamas (Mamas)
Mamas, mamas
Baby mamas, mamas
Yeah, go like this

I’m sorry Ms. Jackson (Ooh)
I am for real
Never meant to make your daughter cry
I apologize a trillion times

I’m sorry Ms. Jackson (Ooh)
I am for real
Never meant to make your daughter cry
I apologize a trillion times

My baby’s drama mama don’t like me
She be doin’ things like havin’ them boys come from her neighborhood
To the studio tryin’ to fight me
She needs to get a piece of the American pie and take her bite out
That’s my house, I’ll disconnect the cable and turn the lights out
And let her know her grandchild is a baby and not a paycheck
Private school, daycare, s***, medical bills, I pay that
I love your mom and everything, but see I ain’t the one who lay down
She wanna rib you up to star a custody war, my lawyers stay down
She never got a chance to hear my side of the story, we was divided
She had fish fries and cookouts for my child’s birthday, I ain’t invited
Despite it, I show her the utmost respect when I fall through
All you do is defend that lady when I call you

I’m sorry Ms. Jackson (Ooh)
I am for real
Never meant to make your daughter cry
I apologize a trillion times

I’m sorry Ms. Jackson (Ooh)
I am for real
Never meant to make your daughter cry
I apologize a trillion times

Me and your daughter got a special thang goin’ on
You say it’s puppy love, we say it’s full grown
Hope that we feel this, feel this way forever
You can plan a pretty picnic, but you can’t predict the weather, Ms. Jackson

10 times out of 9, now if I’m blind, fine
The quickest muzzle throw it on my mouth and I’ll decline
King meets Queen, then the puppy love thing
Together dream ‘bout that crib with the Goodyear swing
On the oak tree, I hope we feel like this forever
Forever, forever, ever, forever, ever
Forever never seems that long until you’re grown
And notice that the day-by-day ruler can’t be too wrong
Ms. Jackson, my intentions were good, I wish I could
Become a magician to Abracadabra all the sadder
Thoughts of me, thoughts of she, thoughts of he
Askin’ what happened to the feelin’ that her and me had
I pray so much about it, need some knee pads
It happened for a reason, one can’t be mad
So know this, know that everything’s cool
And yes, I will be present on the first day of school and graduation

I’m sorry Ms. Jackson (Ooh)
I am for real
Never meant to make your daughter cry
I apologize a trillion times

I’m sorry Ms. Jackson (Ooh)
I am for real
Never meant to make your daughter cry
I apologize a trillion times

Look at the way he treats me, s***, look at the way you treat me
You see your little nosy a** homegirls done got they a** sent up the creek, G
Without a paddle, you left to straddle and ride this thing on out now
You and your girl ain’t speakin’ no more ‘cause my d*** all in her mouth
You know what I’m talkin’ about
Jealousy, infidelity, envy, cheating, beating
And D to the G, they be the same thing
But who you placin’ the blame on, you keep on singin’ the same song
Let bygones be bygones, you can go on and get the hell on
You and your mama

I’m sorry Ms. Jackson (Ooh)
I am for real
Never meant to make your daughter cry
I apologize a trillion times

I’m sorry Ms. Jackson (Ooh)
I am for real
Never meant to make your daughter cry
I apologize a trillion times

I’m sorry Ms. Jackson (Ooh)
I am for real
Never meant to make your daughter cry
I apologize a trillion times

I’m sorry Ms. Jackson (Ooh)
I am for real
Never meant to make your daughter cry
I apologize a trillion times

Transcribed by: Char Star
Uploaded on: November 4, 2000