Erykah Badu - Certainly Lyrics

That fucking Mickey left me a hickey and it never healed. I was looking for no love affair. And now u wanna fool me? No certainly not me

The goat

SERVE THE LEAN!

This is that shit. 👽

Who's here in 2019🤔 Me😍

Certainly not me.. I was not looking for no love affair...

Also in 2019.🙌🏽

*my mf theme song😯😍*

I remember when I was dating my husband in college, he bought me home to his parents and they didn’t let me leave 😂we used to steal his daddy’s music from the Audi and this was one of the albums . We used to bang this in the Pontiac blowing blunts , the good old days. Love my husband forever and ever .

She got drugged and sexually assaulted ... how do you make such a beautiful song bout tht. BADU IS A GOAT

I'm homeless in a shelter after illegally being evicted..after 8 years of residency,this song is just perfect.

The bass on this is EVERYTHING!

That bass is hype I'm still with this in 2019 classic shit. Beautiful!!!

Fly as shit for real!

Just an hour ago I was just at a concert enjoying myself in a nice rowdy but local-friendly crowd. After the first set, a man then spoke to me and we chatted a bit and later found out we used to work together. I didn't remember him but he remembered me. This was all just friendly chatter and have never hinted anything else other than 'good to see  you again'

Then the second set came and during the rest of the show he just kept on putting his arms around me as well as try to fondle and grab my hands to hold them.  Towards the end of the concert, after all the attempts of him trying to grab my hand again and again or put his arms around me again and again, I finally had the last straw to speak tell him off to 'STOP IT!'. To which he later apologised if he offended me. Pfft offended? Seriously I'm just trying to enjoy the show here!

Fair enough he must have been drunk and not know what he's doing is wrong . Or even was so astounded by my beauty (thanks I'm flattered haha). Or perhaps he's just being friendly and didn't mean anything by it...
However  does that give him the right to go beyond my borders ? Just because we sort of 'knew' each other before? Did he really think that this was the perfect moment to try to hold my hand and make this a romantic moment? And all without my permission? 

HECKK TO THE FUCKIN' NO!

Thanks for the story.

Who gave you permission to rearrange me
Certainly not me
Who told you that it was alright to love me
Certainly not me

I was not looking for no love affair, baby
And now you wanna fix me
I was not looking for no love affair, papa
And now you want to mould me
Was not looking for no love affair, baby
Now you wanna kiss me
Was not looking for no love affair
And now you wanna control me
Hold me

I know you're tryna' get creative with my love
And that's alright, but
You tried to get a little tricky, turned my back
And then you slipped me a mickey

Certainly Certainly (You I know I wasn't ready)
Certainly Certainly (for that mickey baby!)
Certainly Certainly
Certainly Certainly

The world is mine
When I wake up
I don't need nobody telling me the time

Who gave you permission to rearrange me
Certainly not me
Who told you that it was alright to love me
Certainly, certainly not me

I was not looking for no love affair, papa
And now you wanna fix me
I was not looking for no love affair
And now you want to mould me
Was not looking for no love affair
Now you wanna kiss me
Was not looking for no love affair
And now you wanna control me
Hold me

I know you're tryna' get creative with my love
And that's alright, but
You tried to get a little tricky, turned my back
And then you slipped me a mickey

Certainly Certainly
Certainly Certainly
Certainly Certainly
Certainly Certainly

You know that the world is mine
When I wake up
I don't nobody telling me the time, no!
The world is mine, mine, mine, mine
I don't need no little rollin over looking after me!

To the 47 that disliked this song FUCK YOU

We WUZ kangz.

Shes certainly is the goat

The GOAT of what?

@By Any Means Necessary Of man kind 👀

@Lizz Quinn I think that's a bit over the top. Bob Marley and others are better than Badu.

Who gave you permission to rearrange me? Love it!

I gave myself permission to rearrange you. You were out of order.

Who's up in here in 2018 looking for real music because clearly it died with this era😭? 🙋🏽

Which ERA was this specifically? Go listen to Dej Loaf. Jorja Smith and that girl who made the song titled Boo'd Up. Oh and btw, is that you in your profile picture?

@By Any Means Necessary Miss Bee kinda cute 😂😂

@King Moves haha. For real

ima need the original

This is the original.

Exactly... not me!

"Was not looking for no love affair
And now you wanna control me"

I wanna control you. Over the phone preferably.

I loved this song when I thought it was about falling in love but then I realized it's about date rape and it's kinda put a damper on it

Turned her back slipped her a bill cosby

I not like this song

I respect you...you have the courage to say that against a sea of Erykah Badu lovers....NICE...you have my respect.

@Spinosaurus Aegyptiacus I detect sarcasm.

@By Any Means Necessary very good detection, well done

@Spinosaurus Aegyptiacus WE WAZ KANGZ!!!

WE WAZ!!!

2018 bassline

My favorite from Ms. Badu

Still a hit in 2018 😍

British McKinstry 2019 🙌🏽💕

Pssh 2019!

She's still my inspiration.

This shit knocks like fuck with 4-15's in the trunk. The whole album does. Nothing but hard, raw ass thumpers. I haven't even heard a single hip-hop album to date with beats and bangs that can tear the damn block up like E.B.. Erykah is one bad ass bitch. I damn near lost my mind when this shit came out, because the shit was so damn dope, I literally thought that the world going to end in 1997 once I heard this!!!

That bass doe 🔥🔥🔥

So I've always loved this song since I was a kid. Now I'm older and I'm listening to the lyrics and now I'm in shocked to find out that this song is basically about her getting sexual assaulted/raped. "Who told you it was was alright to love me? Certainly not me...I was not looking for no love affair...I turned my back and you slipped me a mickey...you know that was mine." :(

Jessica Perez Nah, this is about slavery... It was very paradoxal or metaphoric if you will!. The terminology "slip me amicky" were used for a reason.

Wow..... that’s going in pretty deep about the reference to sexual assault. I just thought she was saying she didn’t wanna fall in love & be controlled while in love. 🤷🏾‍♂️

Thats the point, layers to the onion

I think it’s just a metaphor 🙄she didn’t get raped. Like they’re saying below she is an artist , it’s just a play on words

The West Africa fortress temple Le baobab 😒 girl stop

Still playing this in 2017!!!!!

2018!!!

I was not looking....I was not looking for no love affair...certainly not me 😎😎😎

btw this is about her getting raped

Turned her back slipped her a bill cosby

Meu som favorito dela.

black women are gods

Thank You

Goddess, Yall are the Gods, ben stripped from knowing it...

Devon kelley 👑

Lashanda Williams yes sis God’s very own chosen ones

@Marishea Silver HalleluYAH

This only has 515 likes?! Huh?!

I wasn't looking g for no love affair

Still dope ..

This the type of song you would hear at an open mic night session or poetry night session.

also this is the type of song you would listen by a fireplace with a glass of wine as well,although what she is saying in the song was sad but also very powerful and i love that ,when i first heard this and i first heard when it said ( who gave you permission to rearrange me ... certainly not me ) i felt like i can sort of relate to it cause there was a time i felt like i was being mind controlled by someone, also... the beat to
this song just puts you in a peaceful state of mind.

@Danielle Solas you were being mind controlled by someone??? Nobody can control your mind except me!

@Danielle Solas I control peoples minds from straight over the phone.

BORRING!!!!

Who ...gave you permission to rearrange me? ....love this...she's in my psychedelic neosoul jazz banter in my thoughts....Xoxo! Namaste😘😘😘😘

Eu amo essa música. ❤ I ♡

true verse and flow.

love this song😗

follow on ig @l.e.x.iiii_

I love this version

davistvdat ikr that cello is beautiful 😍

Yes, this version is awesome. And that bass!

@Shana Hill what cello? It's a double bass.

@By Any Means Necessary whoops I'm sorry....the sound made the cello come to mind I'm not familiar with that many instruments but thanks for the information

@Shana Hill oh, no problem Shana. At least you weren't salty about it.

luv erykah music style luv this

luv erykah music style luv this

Real........