Fighting Temptation
Beyoncé ft. Missy Elliott Lyrics
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Yo Beyonce, Free, Mc Lyte why'all ready
Let it put it down for da clubs
Ladies! (yeah) We got dat beat dat make you jump
To my fellas! (whoo)! I'll got them cars them ladies love
Party People! (yeah) We gonna party all night
I'm the type of chick who be fightin' temptation
Make you wait before we have a relation
Playboy holla at me lata'
Don't you know I'm managed by violator (yeah!)
(they shootin') I'm exterminator
I look good so hate me hater
Me and my girls drinkin', where's the waiter
Cheatin' guys I already played ya
Ladies don't saphacate us
If you touch us we gonna altercation
Warn Missy you's impersonator
I got so much ice I even scare Jacob
Beyonce, Mc Lyte, and Free
Missy Put it down on da beat
Party people it's good sensation
We gonna show you how to fight temptation
[Chorus:]
I'm just fighting temptation (yeah)
Gotta get more control (control, yeah)
Yet it's very tempting when you ask to take me home (home)
You know you want my love (love)
I don't think the time is right (no)
Call when I'm ready, but it won't be tonight
We in da club Free gully no doubt
See this real deal playa starin' dead in my mouth
He got his crew, but I got mine to
Send a note to my table like (what you gonna do)
Eye game got him spreadin' me out
In my ear dry tears how he left his spouse
And oh, the nice cars and impressive house
He w
ants me to taste what he's all about
But I'm the type of chick who don't tempt fate
I don't wanna be somebody's heartbreak
So I'll keep on dancing, keep on prancing
Keep on movin', I won't be romancin'
Beyonce, Mc Lyte, and Free
Missy put it down on da beat
Party people it's good sensation
We gonna show you how to fight temptation
[Chorus:]
I'm just fighting temptation (yeah)
Gotta get more control (control, yeah)
Yet it's very tempting when you ask to take me home (home)
You know you want my love (love)
I don't think the time is right (no)
Call when I'm ready, but it won't be tonight
In "Fighting Temptation," Beyonce, Missy Elliott, and MC Lyte team up to lay down some serious beats about resisting temptation. The song is all about standing strong in the face of temptation and staying faithful to yourself and your values. Beyonce takes the lead on the chorus, singing about the struggle to maintain control when someone you're attracted to asks you to go home with them. She asserts that she'll be ready when the time is right, but until then, she's just fighting temptation.
The first verse is all about Beyonce being a strong, independent woman who doesn't put up with anyone trying to tell her what to do. She's managed by Violator, one of the biggest hip-hop management companies in the business, and she's not afraid to take down guys who try to mess with her. She and her girlfriends are just out to party, and they won't let anyone rain on their parade.
Lyrics © Universal Music Publishing Group, Sony/ATV Music Publishing LLC, Spirit Music Group, Warner Chappell Music, Inc.
Written by: JONATHAN BURKS, MELISSA ELLIOTT, LASHAUN OWENS, KARRIEM MACK, LANA "MC LYTE" MOORER, WALTER MURPHY, GENE PISTILLI, MARIE WRIGHT
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@keantehill2375
I’ll always love this song. Females don’t get on songs together anymore smh. Beyoncé’s harmonies are so beautiful.
@anabellakennedy7506
Beyoncé’s part 💜🔥
@megabugginout
The chorus is magic!
@Rhinosaurus1000
Perfect description. Always loved this joint. Great vibe.
@ProdByAIR
i was singing the hell out of this today out of no where and for no reason lol
@KnowledgeSeeker78491
+Mo Red Me too...well just at this moment lol
@KMills93
lmaooo same here
@N0FVC3N0CVS3
Sameeee
@ashleysimmons6371
I feel like a lot of people forgot about this song, still listening in 2021
@Karmer
It’s such a tune…still listening in 2023 🎉🎉🎉