cel u lar device
Singer: badu, erykah
you used to call me on my cellular device at night
you used to call me on my cellular device at night
and i know when that hotline bling
that could only mean one thing
i know when that hotline bling
that could only mean one thing
ever since i left the city you
got a reputation for yourself now
everybody knows and i feel left out
boy
you got me down
and got me stressed out
cause ever since i left the city
you
started gettin' dressed and goin' out more
glasses of champagne out on the dance floor
hangin' with some dudes i've never seen before
you used to call me on my cellular device at night
you used to call me on my cellular device at night
and i know when that hotline bling
that could only mean one thing
i know when that hotline bling
that could only mean one thing
some people just said let it go
and on and on and such and such
but they don't ride around with us
no
no
no
ain't that too bad we love to hang
and for a while
it stays the same
but now you tryna change the game
no
no
no
you used to call me on my cellular device at night
you used to call me on my cellular device at night
and i know when that hotline bling
that could only mean one thing
i know when that hotline bling
that could only mean one thing
late night when you need my love
late night when you need my love
late night when you need my love
late night when you need my love
you've reached the erykah badu hotline
if you're calling for erykah
press 1
if you're calling to wish her a happy birthday
kwanzaa
mlk
black history month
juneteenth
or hanukkah
press 2
if you're calling because you just saw her on b.e.t
mtv
or any other social media outlet
and you're checking to make sure you're still in good standing
press 3
if you're calling to beg for some shit in general
press 4
if you're calling to beg for some shit
but this is that pre-call before the actual begging
press 5
if you've already made that pre-call and this is the actual call that you beg
press 6
if you're calling to ask for some free tickets in a city near you
and know she don't really fuck with you like that? press 7
if you're calling to book erykah
to flip the first burger at your company bbq
or to dj at your little cousins slip-and-slide party
press 8
if you're calling to say peace
and don't really fit into any of those descriptions
text me
because i don't really answer voicemail
you used to call me on my cellular device at night
you used to call me on my cellular device at night
and i know when that hotline bling
that could only mean one thing
i know when that hotline bling
that could only mean one thing
ever since i left the city you
got a reputation for yourself now
everybody knows and i feel left out
boy
you got me down
and got me stressed out
cause ever since i left the city
you
started gettin' dressed and goin' out more
glasses of champagne out on the dance floor
hangin' with some dudes i've never seen before
you used to call me on my cellular device at night
you used to call me on my cellular device at night
and i know when that hotline bling
that could only mean one thing
i know when that hotline bling
that could only mean one thing
them people just said let it go
and on and on and such and such
but they don't ride around with us
oh
no
no
ain't that too bad we love to hang
and for a while
it stays the same
but now you tryna change the game
oh
no
no
you used to call me on my cellular device at night
you used to call me on my cellular device at night
and i know when that hotline bling
that could only mean one thing
i know when that hotline bling
that could only mean one thing