You Make Me Wanna
usher ft. timbaLand Lyrics


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This is what you do
This is what you do
This is what you do
This is what you do

You make me wanna leave the one I'm with (ooh yeah)
Start a new relationship with you
This is what you do (ooh baby)
Think about a ring and all the things that come along with
You make me (you make me)
You make me
You make me wanna leave the one I'm with
Start a new relationship with you (ohh, yeah, yeah, yeah)
This is what you do (yeah, yeah)
Think about a ring and all the things that come along with
You make me
You make me

Before anything began between us
You were like my best friend
The one I used to run and talk to
When me and my girl was having problems (that's right)
You used to say it'll be ok
Suggest little nice things I should do (uh-huh)
And when I go home at night and lay my head down
All I seem to think about was you
And how

You make me wanna leave the one I'm with (ooh yeah)
Start a new relationship with you
This is what you do (oh yeah)
Think about a ring and all the things that come along with
You make me
You make me
You make me wanna leave the one I'm with
Start a new relationship with you (ooh, baby)
This is what you do (come on, come on, come on, come on)
Think about a ring and all the things that come along with
You make me (you make me)
You make me

Now what's bad is you're the one that hooked us up
Knowing it should have been you
What's sad is that I love her but I'm falling for you (uh-huh)
What should I do?
Should I tell my baby bye-bye?
Should I do exactly what I feel inside?
'Cause, I, I don't wanna go, don't need to stay
But I really need to get it together

You make me wanna leave the one I'm with (oh, ooh, baby)
Start a new relationship with you
This is what you do (say, what you do)
Think about a ring and all the things that come along with (oh, yeah)
You make me
You make me
You make me wanna leave the one I'm with
Start a new relationship with you (ooh, baby)
This is what you do (come on, come on, come on, come on)
Think about a ring and all the things that come along with
You make me
You make me

At this point the situation's out of control (say what?)
I never meant to hurt her
But I gotta let her go (gotta let her go)
And she may not understand it
While all of this is going on
I tried, I tried to fight it
But the feeling's just too strong

You make, make, make me (you make me wanna, wanna)
You make me wanna (ayy)
You make me wanna (oh)
Oh, you make, make, me, me
You make me wanna

You make me wanna (ooh, oh babe)
You make me wanna (gon' baby, do your thing)
You make me wanna (ooh, ooh-ooh yeah)
Come along wit' it
You makin' me, you makin' me

You make me wanna leave the one I'm with (oh, ooh, baby)
Start a new relationship with you
This is what you do (say, what you do)
Think about a ring and all the things that come along with (oh, yeah)
You make me
You make me
You make me wanna leave the one I'm with
Start a new relationship with you (ooh, baby)
This is what you do
Think about a ring and all the things that come along with (ayy)
You make me
You make me (you makin' me)

You make me wanna leave the one I'm with (leave the one I'm with)
Start a new relationship with you (ooh, you makin' me, you makin' me, you makin' me)
This is what you do
Think about a ring and all the things that come along with (ohh)
You make me
You make me
You make me wanna leave the one I'm with (wanna leave the one I'm with)




Start a new relationship with you
This is what you do

Overall Meaning

The lyrics to Usher ft. Timbaland's song You Make Me Wanna are about a man who is torn between two women, his current girlfriend and a woman from his past. The song begins with Usher reminiscing about his high school crush, who he always had a crush on but never acted on it. He talks about how she was always there for him and never snitched on him. He even confesses that he used to smoke weed while she worked a nine to five job. He fantasizes about her and thinks about starting a new relationship with her, leaving his current girlfriend.


The chorus emphasizes this point, with Usher singing how the other woman makes him want to leave his current girlfriend and start a new relationship. He talks about the thoughts that keep coming back to him about the other woman and how he can't fight these feelings anymore. In the second verse, Usher describes the other woman as an erotic stripper and talks about how he first met her at a strip club. He describes her as someone who lives life to the fullest and knows how to have a good time. He acknowledges her appeal and the power she has over him.


Overall, the song is about unrequited love and the struggles of being in a relationship while being attracted to someone else. It highlights how emotions can be so strong that they can make someone reconsider their current relationships and consider starting a new one.


Line by Line Meaning

I met her back in high school, used to dig out her homies
I first saw her in high school, while trying to hang out with her friends


She never snitched on me 'cause baby was in love
She never turned me in because she had feelings for me


I was all she would dream of all she would think of
I was the only thing on her mind


She worked nine to five, I rolled up smokin bud
She had a regular job while I spent my time smoking weed


Independent baby loved to live life exqist
She was self-sufficient and enjoyed living the high life


From Atlanta G.A. and plus she new how to kick it
She came from Atlanta and knew how to have a good time


She wan't an erotic stripper, Dancin that's where I first met
She was an exotic dancer, and I met her while she was performing


Sayin' to myself "I gots to go get her"
I knew I had to pursue her


Waved a hundred doller bill in the air, Said come here baby pulled up a chair
I used money to get her attention, and invited her over to me


Got you shakin my very dear, That's when I said baby you the one work it the best
She impressed me with her dancing skills, and I complimented her


I say you the bomb and stuck a five down her chest
I gave her a tip and praised her again


Buzzin lovin the scean was all what it seem
I was in a great mood and loved the atmosphere


For me to get inside her world was all aplayers dream
Getting intimate with her was a dream come true for someone like me


She picked me up in a six hundreed, Music bangin and thumpin and the only thing she had to say ha ha
She drove us around in her luxurious car while we enjoyed the music


How you make me want to leave the one I'm with, Start a new relationship with you, This is what you do, Thinkin bout her and the thangs that come long ways, You make me you make me
She makes me want to break up with my current partner and start a new relationship with her


Yea, that's how we be doing it baby, Ain't no fakin over here, Know what I'm sayin, Yea, You make me want to leave the one I'm with, Come chill with you know what I'm sayin, Girl, cheack it out
That's how we operate, I'm not lying, I want to be with you, come hang out with me


At this point a situation I controlled, I never ment to hurt her, but I, gotta let her go (gotta let her go), and she may not understand, While all of this is going on, I try I try to fight but the feelings just to strong
I am responsible for causing a difficult situation, even though I never wanted to hurt my current partner. But, I have to break up with her because of my feelings for this other person, even if she doesn't understand. It's a struggle but the attraction is too strong.


She said you Daz what's your fantsay, but you ain't ever had a pieace of pieace of ass like me, and when you get it once baby you can laugh at me, and then she worked it on a player so drastically
She asked about my sexual desires and boasted that I have never experienced someone like her before. She promised that when I do, I would be hooked and satisfied. She then proceeded to seduce me very effectively.


Baby got nasty when we least expected, The one who get so drunk and get butt naked, We don't be trippin when we walk inside the club, Chillin like a villain sayin what you thinkin of
She surprised us with her wild and unapologetic behavior, to the point of getting drunk and taking her clothes off. We didn't care what others thought of us as we walked in the club, enjoying ourselves and asking others what they think of us.


Houl, houl tell me what you gone do, What you gone do, what you gone do
This part of the lyrics could only be interpreted by having the melody in mind. It seems to be a chanting-like phrase to create a party atmosphere and encourage dancing.




Lyrics © Universal Music Publishing Group, Sony/ATV Music Publishing LLC
Written by: Aaron Schroeder, Jerry Ragovoy, Manuel Seal, Usher Raymond, Jermaine Mauldin

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