Rude Boy

I've given and been taken

Time has made me wise

You can't negotiate it - between the sheets and in the lines

I tried to be healthy, wealthy and wise

It's trouble that made me just a victim of your lies

I say no - I won't be what you want me to be

And so you can't tell if I'm fake or if I'm real

I'm just a rude boy - I don't pay no mind

I got a big stick - it makes a big noise

I won't start no fight - again I might

My reputation's got a life of it's own

A mover who can shake her

Ruffled feathers of the best

The earth - I tried to quake her

I put it to the test

I said no - I won't buy what you want me to sell

So I won't show what you want me to tell

I'm just a rude boy - I don't pay no mind

I got a big stick - it makes a big noise

I won't start no fight - again I might

My reputation's got a life of it's own

I'm bolder and I'm wiser

I've seen what you believe

But if you look for trouble

I'm more than you conceived