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Hit 'Em Up Style (Oops!)by Blu Cantrell

Album: So Blu (2001)Charted: 12 2 License This Song  songfacts ®

• While he was schemin' I was leanin' in the beamer just steamin' Can't believe that I caught my man cheatin' So I found another way to make him pay for it all So I went to Neeman Marcus on a shopping spree-ya and on the way I grabbed Sole and Mia as the cash box rang I thought everything away Oops! There goes the dreams we used to say Oops! There goes the time we spent away Oops! there goes the love I had but you cheated on me and that's for that now Oops! There goes the house we made a home Oops! There goes you'll never leave me alone Oops! For all the lies you told this is what you owe Hey ladies! When ya man want to get buck wild just go back and hit em up style get ya hands on his cash and spend it to the last dime for all the hard time Oh! When ya go then everything goes from the crib to the ride and the clothes so ya betta let him know that if he mess up ya gotta hit em up While he was braggin' I was comin' down the hill-a just draggin' all his pictures and his clothes in a bag and sold everything else 'til there was just nothing left and I paid all the bills about a month too late its a shame we have to play these games the love we had just fade away (away) Oops! There goes the dreams we used to say Oops! There goes the time we spent away Oops! there goes the love I had but you cheated on me and that's for that now Oops! There goes the house we made a home Oops! There goes you'll never leave me alone Oops! For all the lies you told this is what you owe Hey ladies! When ya man want to get buck wild just go back and hit em up style get ya hands on his cash and spend it to the last dime for all the hard time Oh! When ya go then everything goes from the crib to the ride and the clothes so ya betta let him know that if he mess up ya gotta hit em up All of the dreams you sold left me out in the cold what happened to the days when we used to trust each other and all of the things I sold it will take you until you get old to get em back without me 'cause a marriage is betta than money you see Hey ladies! When ya man want to get buck wild just go back and hit em up style get ya hands on his cash and spend it to the last dime for all the hard time Oh! When ya go then everything goes from the crib to the ride and the clothes so ya betta let him know that if he mess up ya gotta hit em up Hey Ladies! oh! If he mess up ya gotta hit em up Hey ladies! When ya man want to get buck wild just go back and hit em up style get ya hands on his cash and spend it to the last dime for all the hard time Oh! When ya go then everything goes from the crib to the ride and the clothes so ya betta let him know that if he mess up ya gotta hit em up Lyrics licensed and provided by LyricFind

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Comments: 2

• Charlette from Budapest, HungaryBlu Cantrell has got a great vocal range (4 octaves). She's beautiful in the video, 'Breathe'. I dunno why isn't she more famous.
• A.k. from Westchestertonfieldville, IaBlu Cantrell was in the movie DRUMLINE singing the national anthem.

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