Angie Stone (born Angela Laverne Brown in December 18, 1961, in Columbia, S… Read Full Bio ↴Angie Stone (born Angela Laverne Brown in December 18, 1961, in Columbia, South Carolina) is a Grammy Award-nominated American R&B, hip-hop, and neo-soul singer and actress. Stone's music possesses a clear old school soul music influence, and her singing vocals recall those of Aretha Franklin.

In the early 1980s, Stone (as 'Angie B'), was a member of The Sequence, the first major female hip-hop group. They had a hit in 1980 with "Funk You Up". She then worked with Mantronix, before teaming up and performing vocals and saxophone for Lenny Kravitz.

Angie Stone emerged during the 1990's as part of hip-hop/R&B trio Vertical Hold which released the popular single "Seems You're Much Too Busy" as well as two albums: A Matter Of Time (June 1993) and Head First (1995).

In 1996, she teamed up with Gerry Deveaux (Lenny Kravitz's cousin from The Bahamas) and together with Charlie Mole they formed Devox. One album received a Japanese-only release including Stone-penned or co-written material.

Angie Stone shared song-writing credits on D'Angelo's first two studio album's (1995 - Brown Sugar and 2000 - Voodoo) as well as providing backing vocals on tour with him.

She released her first solo album, Black Diamond, released on 28 September 1999 via Arista Records. She has since also released, via Clive Davis' J Records, Mahogany Soul on October 16, 2001 and Stone Love on July 6, 2004.

Much of Angie Stone's solo material has a significant hip-hop influence and features notable samples. For example, her first solo single, 1999's "No More Rain (In This Cloud)" samples Gladys Knight & the Pips' 1972 "Neither One Of Us (Want To Be The First To Say Goodbye)", and 2002 "Wish I Didn't Miss You" samples The O'Jays' 1972 "Back Stabbers".

Angie Stone sings the theme song for the UPN sitcom Girlfriends.
She has two children, a daughter and a son. The son is the child of neo-soul singer D'Angelo, whom she dated during the 1990's.

Official Website: http://www.angiestoneonline.net

U-Haul
Angie Stone Lyrics

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[Chorus]
No conversation, you can keep your words
Cause ninety per cent, I done already heard
How long did you think that I would sit here for
I'm lettin' you know, it's not exceptional

Ain't no conversation, you can save the games
And anything you say, I will remain the same
How long did you think that I would sit here for
Destroying my soul, it ain't exceptional

I can't believe you even tried to blame me
Cause you're the one that changed, I've been the same me
And I've been by your side like a two-way
And like a pager with no clamp, that's how you lose me
So my friends come, they help me get over you
Cause they're sick and tired of seein' what I go through
I put all of my things on the U-Haul
And I won't accept at all wheneever you call

[Chorus]

I should have left you're ass long time ago
(I should have left you)
I was too scared to be out on my own
(Cause you made me feel like)
You made me feel there was no other way
(I would never find another)
That I wouldn't find love, I would be lonely
Cause you, you (made) made (me) me (feel so damn low)
So low, low low, low low, low low

Now take a look at what's happening
This is tragic like when Michael left The Jacksons
I told you, you should be careful what you're asking
You wished I would've left you with some quiet time
But now you got more time than any time
I know you never thought that I would jet out
But I left before you could tell me "Get out"

[Chorus]

Overall Meaning

Angie Stone's "U-Haul" is a song that explores a woman's decision to end a tumultuous relationship and leave her partner for good. She expresses her determination to move on and start a new life without him. The opening lines of the song convey her determination to leave her partner behind, despite his pleas to reconcile. She has her friends help her pack her bags and is determined to ignore her partner's calls when he tries to get her to reconsider. The chorus emphasizes her resolve, as she tells her partner that she is not interested in any more conversations or games. She knows his tactics well and is not going to fall for them anymore. The final verse sees her reflecting on her decision to leave and lamenting the fact that she wishes she had done it sooner.

One of the interesting things about the song is that it was released in 2001, but it is still very relevant today for those who are struggling to end a relationship. "U-Haul" was co-written by Stone and producer D'Angelo, and it appeared on her second album "Mahogany Soul." The song had moderate success on the R&B charts, reaching #39 on the Hot R&B/Hip-Hop Singles & Tracks chart.

Line by Line Meaning

I bet you realize this time that
I assume that you understand this time that

When you see my friend sittin' outside
If you see my friend waiting outside

They were there to help me pack my bag and
They were helping me pack my things and

Tell me don't listen to ya if you're beggin'
Telling me not to listen to you if you plead

Cause they know I comin' straight back home to you
Because they know I am coming straight back to you

And they know I'm a constant fool for you
And they know I am consistently foolish for you

So I'm puttin' my things on a U-Haul
So I am packing my things on a U-Haul

And I'm blockin' out your number when you call
And I am blocking your number when you call

No conversation, you can keep your words
There isn't going to be a conversation, you can keep your words

Cause ninety per cent, I done already heard
Because I have already heard 90% of what you are going to say

How long did you think that I would sit here for
How long did you expect me to wait here?

I'm lettin' you know, it's not exceptional
I am letting you know that it is not exceptional

Ain't no conversation, you can save the games
There isn't going to be a conversation, you can save the games

And anything you say, I will remain the same
And nothing you say will make me change my mind

Destroying my soul, it ain't exceptional
Damaging my soul is not exceptional

I can't believe you even tried to blame me
I cannot believe you even tried to blame me

Cause you're the one that changed, I've been the same me
Because you are the one who changed, I have stayed the same

And I've been by your side like a two-way
And I have been by your side like a two-way radio

And like a pager with no clamp, that's how you lose me
And like a pager without a clip, that's how you will lose me

So my friends come, they help me get over you
So my friends come and help me move on from you

Cause they're sick and tired of seein' what I go through
Because they are fed up with seeing what I go through

I put all of my things on the U-Haul
I put all my belongings on the U-Haul

And I won't accept at all wheneever you call
And I won't answer your call at all

I should have left you're ass long time ago
I should have left you a long time ago

(I should have left you)
(I should have left you)

I was too scared to be out on my own
I was too scared to be alone

(Cause you made me feel like)
(Because you made me feel like)

You made me feel there was no other way
You made me feel like there was no other way

(I would never find another)
(I would never find another)

That I wouldn't find love, I would be lonely
That I wouldn't find love, and I would be lonely

Cause you, you (made) made (me) me (feel so damn low)
Because you made me feel so low

So low, low low, low low, low low
So low, low, low, low, low

Now take a look at what's happening
Now take a look at what is happening

This is tragic like when Michael left The Jacksons
This is tragic, like when Michael Jackson left The Jacksons

I told you, you should be careful what you're asking
I told you that you should be careful what you ask for

You wished I would've left you with some quiet time
You wished I had left you alone for a while

But now you got more time than any time
But now you have more time than you bargained for

I know you never thought that I would jet out
I know you never thought that I would leave

But I left before you could tell me "Get out"
But I left before you had the chance to tell me to "Get out"

Chorus
The chorus repeats the main theme of the song

Lyrics © Universal Music Publishing Group, RESERVOIR MEDIA MANAGEMENT INC
Written by: MISSY ELLIOTT, NISAN STEWART, CRAIG BROCKMAN, JOHN SMITH

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I bet you realize this time that
When you see my friend sittin' outside
They were there to help me pack my bag and
Tell me don't listen to ya if you're beggin'
Cause they know I comin' straight back home to you
And they know I'm a constant fool for you
So I'm puttin' my things on a U-Haul
And I'm blockin' out your number when you call

No conversation, you can keep your words
Cause ninety per cent, I done already heard
How long did you think that I would sit here for
I'm lettin' you know, it's not exceptional

Ain't no conversation, you can save the games
And anything you say, I will remain the same
How long did you think that I would sit here for
Destroying my soul, it ain't exceptional

I can't believe you even tried to blame me
Cause you're the one that changed, I've been the same me
And I've been by your side like a two-way
And like a pager with no clamp, that's how you lose me
So my friends come, they help me get over you
Cause they're sick and tired of seein' what I go through
I put all of my things on the U-Haul
And I won't accept at all wheneever you call

No conversation, you can keep your words
Cause ninety per cent, I done already heard
How long did you think that I would sit here for
I'm lettin' you know, it's not exceptional

I should have left you're ass long time ago
(I should have left you)
I was too scared to be out on my own
(Cause you made me feel like)
You made me feel there was no other way
(I would never find another)
That I wouldn't find love, I would be lonely
Cause you, you (made) made (me) me (feel so damn low)
So low, low low, low low, low low

Now take a look at what's happening
This is tragic like when Michael left The Jacksons
I told you, you should be careful what you're asking
You wished I would've left you with some quiet time
But now you got more time than any time
I know you never thought that I would jet out
But I left before you could tell me "Get out"

No conversation, you can keep your words
Cause ninety per cent, I done already heard
How long did you think that I would sit here for
I'm lettin' you know, it's not exceptional