Baby
Wyclef Jean Lyrics

I want to thank y'all for coming to see the preacher's son tonight (thank you)
Expressing gratitude for the audience coming to witness the performance.

Fellas, hold on to your girl right now
Asking men to hold on to their partner as the pace of the song slows down.

Yeah right now we're gonna slow the whole dancefloor down
Explaining the intention to change the tempo of the music and create a slow atmosphere.

Oh yeah, take it back to the old school, let's go
Referring to a time in the past and wanting to relive that nostalgic feeling.

Baby, let me holla at you
Addressing a woman with a term of endearment and asking for her attention.

You know there's no greater love
Positing that the love between a man and a woman is one of the strongest forms of love.

Than a woman who loves a man
Giving an example of the prior statement to better showcase its relevance.

And a man who loves a woman, ah yeah
Further emphasizing the mutual significance of the love between a man and a woman.

I want to love ya
Stating the desire to love the woman being addressed.

And I ain't talking trash neither, ey
Asserting that the statement is genuine and not insincere or meaningless.

This is something that I can feel deep in my soul, oh, oh
Assuring the woman that the feelings being expressed are genuine and profoundly felt.

We gonna listen to some Marvin
Identifying the artist whose music will be played to set the mood.

We gonna listen to some Isley
Naming another musician whose songs are going to be played to create the desired romantic atmosphere.

We gonna listen to some Teddy Pendergrass (Pendergrass)
Naming another musician whose songs are going to be played to create the desired romantic atmosphere.

Oh, once I got you in the mood
Indicating that the previous actions have led the woman to the desired mood.

I want to introduce myself to you
Expressing the intention to become closer and more familiar with the woman being addressed.

Doggy, and I ain't talking bout my pitbull neither
Referring to a slang term for friend but differentiating it from the breed of dog.

I'm talking about the first lady
Referring to the woman who was important at the start of a journey or relationship.

That was there in the beginning when your daughter wasn't with it, oh yeah
Describing a person who was supportive before the situation became favorable or successful.

Yeah, I'm a young man with an old school, girl
Expressing a difference in age but commonality in musical taste and romantic attraction.

But then you told me a good woman
Referencing a prior conversation or exchange regarding the importance of a good woman.

Is worth more than diamonds and precious pearls
Stating the value and significance of a good woman to the person being addressed.

So lay back, and let me massage you, everywhere now
Suggesting physical touch and relaxation to further set the mood.

I can feel them move with your body
Referring to the physical reaction to the touch of the woman being addressed.

Harder, harder, harder, harder, harder
Intensifying the physical touch and expressing desire.

You make me so hot
Expressing the attraction and desire felt for the woman being addressed.