cel u lar device

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