Cornell Iral Haynes, Jr. (born November 2, 1974 in Austin, Texas), better k… Read Full Bio ↴Cornell Iral Haynes, Jr. (born November 2, 1974 in Austin, Texas), better known by his stage name Nelly, is an American rapper, singer, actor and entrepreneur signed to Universal and Derrty Records. Born to a half Tunisian father and American mother, he has been active since 1993 as a bandmate of the rap group St. Lunatics, and became a hip-hop superstar after the success of his solo release, Country Grammar, in 2000. The album peaked at #1 on the Billboard 200, spawned multiple chart toppers and won three Grammy awards. His second effort, 2002's Nellyville, was equally successful and it included the hits "Dilemma" and "Hot in Herre" and was nominated for five Grammy awards, including Album of the Year. In 2004 Nelly released two albums at the same time, Sweat and Suit, and in September they briefly held the two top spots on the charts. His latest album is Brass Knuckles, released in 2008.
Nelly has been equally active as a businessman; among other ventures, in 2003 he released his own energy drink called "Pimp Juice," and in 2004 he became a minority owner of the NBA's Charlotte Bobcats basketball team. He is also the CEO of Derrty Entertainment, his own company formed in 2003. Nelly has two clothing lines: Vokal (for men) and Apple Bottoms (for women).

My Place
Nelly Lyrics

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I used to pride myself on being the other man
But now it's flipped and I don't want you with no other man
Why can't you understand anything I'm offering
I gave you the world, but you just wanted arguing
From the time I picked you up, until the time I dropped you off again
Even if flipped out on me at the mall again
"It's all his fault again" that's what you telling all ya friends
I ain't pointing no fingers ma, I just want to call again

See how ya day going, I know they stressing on ya I know them times
Get hard that's why I'm checking on ya
It's yours truly ma, I got little message for ya anything he can do,
Girl I can do better for ya Cause

Cause When we laugh or we cry it's together
Through the rain and the stormiest weather
We goin' still be as one it's forever, it's forever

Won't you come on and go with me (oh girl) Come on over to my place
Won't you sit ya self down and take a seat and let me ease ya mind girl
We gon' do it our way (our way)

I heard your friend tell a friend that told a friend of mine
That you was thinking that we should do it one more time
This ain't the truth then hopefully it's not a lie
Cause I ain't got no issue with hitting that another time
We never had a problem with getting it done
Disagreed upon a lot ma, but the sex wouldn't one
Now check it I know you get excited when I come around and bite it
Quit frowning up and quit acting like you don't like it
I like it (I know you like), I like it (You really like it),
I really, really like it, I want it (You really want it), adore it (adore it)
So come let me enjoy it
So come let me enjoy it

Cause When we laugh or we cry it's together
Through the rain and the stormiest weather
We goin' still be as one it's forever, it's forever

Won't you come on and go with me (oh girl) Come on over to my place
Won't you sit ya self down and take a seat and let me ease ya mind girl
We gon do it our way (our way)

Shawty where you been
Feels like a long time, long long time since I seen ya
Yes it has girl,
And I know I said some dumb things to you before
But girl you know I didn't mean it
I didn't mean one single word I never meant one single word
(I didn't mean one single word, I didn't mean one single word)
If I could take back every word I would and
more for sure If I thought that you believe it
Cause you make my life so convenient for me

Cause When we laugh or we cry it's together
Through the rain and the stormiest weather
We goin' still be as one it's forever, it's forever

Won't you come on and go with me (oh girl) Come on over to my place
Won't you sit ya self down and take a seat and let me ease ya mind girl
We gon do it our way (our way)

I like it (I know you like), I like it (You really like it)
I really, really like it,
I want it (You really want it), adore it (adore it)
so come let me enjoy it

I like it (I know you like), I like it (You really like it)
I really, really like it,
I want it (You really want it), adore it (adore it)
so come let me enjoy it

Cause When we laugh or we cry it's together

Through the rain and the stormiest weather
We goin' still be as one it's forever, it's forever

Overall Meaning

The song "My Place" by Nelly talks about a man who is in love with a woman who keeps arguing with him despite him trying to give her the world. The first verse talks about how he used to be the other man, but now he doesn't want her to be with any other man. He is offering everything to her, even to check on her during stressful times, but she just wants to argue. The chorus talks about how they go through everything together, and nothing can ever tear them apart. It is their love that is forever.

The second verse talks about how the man heard from a friend that the woman wanted to be with him one more time. He has no problem with that as they never had an issue getting it done. He accuses her of acting like she doesn't like it when she clearly does. The bridge talks about how he never meant any of the hurtful words he said to her before and he wishes he can take them back. She makes his life convenient for him, and he wants her to come to his place and let him ease her mind.

Line by Line Meaning

I used to pride myself on being the other man
I used to feel good about being someone's affair

But now it's flipped and I don't want you with no other man
Now, the situation has changed and I don't want you being with anyone else

Why can't you understand anything I'm offering
Why don't you understand the things I'm trying to offer you?

I gave you the world, but you just wanted arguing
I did everything I could for you, but all you wanted to do is argue

From the time I picked you up, until the time I dropped you off again
From the moment I picked you up, until the moment I dropped you off

Even if flipped out on me at the mall again
Even if you got angry at me in the mall again

"It's all his fault again" that's what you telling all ya friends
You blame everything on me, and you're telling your friends the same

I ain't pointing no fingers ma, I just want to call again
I'm not blaming anyone, I just want to call and know how your day is going

See how ya day going, I know they stressing on ya I know them times
I want to know how your day is going, and I know some days are stressful for you

Get hard that's why I'm checking on ya
I know that things get tough sometimes, that's why I'm checking on you

It's yours truly ma, I got little message for ya anything he can do,
It's me, your friend, and I have a little message for you - anything he can do,

Girl I can do better for ya Cause
I can do better for you, girl

Cause When we laugh or we cry it's together
Whenever we laugh or cry, we do it together

Through the rain and the stormiest weather
Even in tough times and difficult weather conditions

We goin' still be as one it's forever, it's forever
We will always be together, forever

Won't you come on and go with me (oh girl) Come on over to my place
Won't you come with me to my place?

Won't you sit ya self down and take a seat and let me ease ya mind girl
Won't you sit down and let me help you relax?

We gon' do it our way (our way)
We'll do things our way

I heard your friend tell a friend that told a friend of mine
I heard from someone that you were thinking of seeing me again

That you was thinking that we should do it one more time
That you wanted to be with me again

This ain't the truth then hopefully it's not a lie
If it's not true, then hopefully it's not a lie

Cause I ain't got no issue with hitting that another time
I won't have any problems being with you again

We never had a problem with getting it done
We never had any issues with being intimate

Disagreed upon a lot ma, but the sex wouldn't one
We had many disagreements, but never regarding sex

Now check it I know you get excited when I come around and bite it
I know you get turned on when I'm around and we're being intimate

Quit frowning up and quit acting like you don't like it
Stop frowning and pretending like you don't enjoy it

I like it (I know you like), I like it (You really like it)
I enjoy it, and I know you enjoy it too

I really, really like it, I want it (You really want it), adore it (adore it)
I really enjoy it, and I know you really want it too

So come let me enjoy it
Let's be intimate and enjoy it

Shawty where you been
Where have you been, girl?

Feels like a long time, long long time since I seen ya
It feels like a long time since I last saw you

Yes it has girl,
Yes, it has, girl

And I know I said some dumb things to you before
I know I said some stupid things to you in the past

But girl you know I didn't mean it
But you know I didn't mean any of it

I didn't mean one single word I never meant one single word
I really never meant anything I said

(I didn't mean one single word, I didn't mean one single word)
(I really didn't mean anything I said)

If I could take back every word I would and more for sure If I thought that you believe it
If I could take back everything I said, I would - especially if you believed it

Cause you make my life so convenient for me
Because you make my life so easy, so convenient

I like it (I know you like), I like it (You really like it)
I enjoy it, and I know you enjoy it too

I really, really like it, I want it (You really want it), adore it (adore it)
I really enjoy it, and I know you really want it too

so come let me enjoy it
Let's be intimate and enjoy it

Cause When we laugh or we cry it's together
Whenever we laugh or cry, we do it together

Through the rain and the stormiest weather
Even in tough times and difficult weather conditions

We goin' still be as one it's forever, it's forever
We will always be together, forever

Lyrics © Universal Music Publishing Group, Sony/ATV Music Publishing LLC, Peermusic Publishing, Kobalt Music Publishing Ltd., Warner Chappell Music, Inc.
Written by: Etterlene Jordan, William Randall Debarge, Eldra Debarge, Randy S. Edelman, Cornell Haynes, Leon Huff, Kenny Gamble

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