Selfish
John Legend/Kanye West/Slum Village Lyrics

I'm callin (Yeah maybe I'm selfish)
I'm reaching out to you, even though it's possible that I'm only doing it for my own benefit

Out to (I want you to myself I can't help it)
I want you all to myself, and I can't control that desire

All my (Yeah maybe I'm selfish)
All of you belong to me, even if it might be selfish of me to think that way

Y'all my, ladies and I can't (maybe I'm selfish)
You are all my women, and it may be possible that I am only thinking of myself

(I can't) Let you (let you)
I cannot allow you to be with anybody else

(I want you to myself I can't help it)
I have an overwhelming desire to keep you all to myself, and I cannot control that feeling

Be with (yeah) no one (yeah) but me (yeah) baby
I want you to spend time with nobody but me, baby

To my thick chicks down in Texas
I want to address the women who are thick and curvy in the state of Texas

All the way to New Orleans where the girls cook catfish
I also want to speak to the women in New Orleans who cook fish

And in LA every chick's an actress
In Los Angeles, every woman seems to be an actress

Hollywood status with the shaded glasses
These women have a high status as actresses and wear sunglasses to protect their eyes from paparazzi

To Detroit, yeah the place that I rest
I now want to address the women of Detroit, where I live

Where the ladies got ass to sell alot sex
The women here tend to have curvy figures, which they use to sell their sexuality

And Hot Atlanta y'all is one of the best
Atlanta is known as one of the best cities for women

Where they speak southern and slang and smoke la cess
They speak with a southern accent, use a lot of slang, and smoke marijuana in Atlanta

And New York women are way too fresh
The women in New York are very fashionable and trendy

Too much on your mind let me ease that stress
I want to help ease your mind of any worries or stress you may be experiencing

I wish you all were mine it's so selfish
I feel bad admitting this, but I wish you all belonged to me alone

Maybe I'm feelin myself too much I guess
Perhaps I'm just feeling arrogant and overly confident

But, to my ladies all across the globe
Anyway, I want to reach out to all women across the world

In small towns that I don't even know
Even the women living in towns I've never heard of

To all local international codes
Regardless of where they live, I want to speak to women of all races and backgrounds

Whether you see me in streets or catch me at shows, I'm callin...
Whether you are fans that see me perform or women who see me in public, I am calling out to you

Uh! And I'll be tryin to come around my girl actin like Mr. Friendly
Sometimes, I try to be extra nice and friendly with my girl

And steal the spotlight like Mr. Bentley
I want to hog the attention, just like Mr. Bentley would try to do

I spotted her like Spud McKenzie
Just like the famous dog, Spud McKenzie, I immediately noticed my girl

And for them fake boobies I payed them Benjies
I have even paid large sums of money for my girl's fake breasts

Get your own, I got Paris he got Nicky he tried to get ?em a clone
I have my girl and my friends have theirs. One of them has even tried to get a copy of their partner

He said yeah you know you got extra hoes
My friend has even told me that I have other women who are interested in me

And everything you do is extra cold
He has observed that everything I do is very cool

From the Polo fleece to the Jesus piece
Even my clothing choices are considered cool and trendy

I got family in high places like Jesus' niece
My connections and family members are well positioned in society, much like Jesus' niece

Can I please, say my peace
May I please have a moment to speak freely?

If y'all fresh to death, then I'm deceased
If you all look great, then I must have died already

And this one here, is a heat rocks
This song is really hot or 'on fire'

Spit like a beat box, the way the beat rocks
My rapping on this song sounds like I'm beatboxing to the rhythm of the music

New version of Pete Rock!
My style is similar to that of the legendary rapper Pete Rock

But for that Benz I get CL love
But I get love from my girl because she loves my Mercedes-Benz car

So I switch my girls around like 3L-dub
I sometimes switch out the women I'm with, like the musical group 3LW

What up Pam how your little man doin in New Jersey
I want to ask how Pam's child is doing in New Jersey

Last I heard he caught the flu and you was worried
The last I heard, he had the flu, and you were concerned

Hope he feels better, and thanks Jonetta from Cleveland
I hope he's getting better now, and thank you to Jonetta in Cleveland

For that good head in your Jetta better believe it
Thanks for the sexual act (probably oral) in your Volkswagen Jetta

Shanice you're my piece from Compton
Shanice, you are my girlfriend from Compton, California

Before I mark the plane make sure you cop them trees to spark up
Before I leave town, I need you to buy some marijuana for us to smoke later

Danielle ATL got them pictures in the mail
Danielle from Atlanta sent pictures to me through the mail

You sealed with a kiss and you send it with Chanel
The pictures you sent were accompanied by a kiss and Chanel (perfume?)

You lookin good in that one showin off your body
You looked attractive in that one picture, where you were showing off your body

Had a Beverly Hills mami that would buy me Cardi's
I used to have a girl in Beverly Hills that would buy shoes for me

Take me to after parties her name was Carrie
She would also take me to parties after events, and her name was Carrie

And it sucks that we didn't keep in touch I'm sorry
It's a shame that we didn't keep in contact, and I apologize for that

But, hey Kim how's Minneapolis?
Anyway, how are you, Kim, in Minneapolis?

You so pretty hate to show off your titties for silly classes
You are very attractive, but I hate the idea of you having to expose your breasts for any reason

Cause I love you girls though you ain't mine
I love you all, even though you are not mine

I wish my arms was long enough to hug you all of the same time
I wish I could hug you all at once, as I appreciate you all.

I'm callin (Yeah maybe I'm selfish)
I'm reaching out to you, even though it's possible that I'm only doing it for my own benefit

Out to (I want you to myself I can't help it)
I want you all to myself, and I can't control that desire

All my (Yeah maybe I'm selfish)
All of you belong to me, even if it might be selfish of me to think that way

Y'all my ladies and I can't (maybe I'm selfish)
You are all my women, and it may be possible that I am only thinking of myself

(I can't) Let you (let you)
I cannot allow you to be with anybody else

(I want you to myself I can't help it)
I have an overwhelming desire to keep you all to myself, and I cannot control that feeling

Be with (Yeah) no one (Yeah) but me (Yeah) baby
I want you to spend time with nobody but me, baby