9th Wonder - A Letter to Coretta lyrics

[Intro] Check, check Like say love What you made of What's your name love You like the same stuff Stuff, maybe exchange numbers Maybe a date love, I'm sayin' Yo, I think I prayed for a lady like you Ah ha you, you [Verse 1 - Enigma] Mocha skin, cocoa bu*ter rub it in Them other men, into that other sh** And really, they don't have a clue Ha, you got the essence of a young Coretta Scott, go 'head ma, do what you do This is my letter to you Hope you read it Easy on the minds, inspire the ??? Tell the truth, maybe you can inspire me too To be great, and we lay and we mate And we may can paint the sky too Give me a try, give me a shot They call you Ms. Scott Call you my little 'Retta The cla**y type, I'm your prince You're my cinderella, no one can it betta This is my letta to you [Verse 2 - Sundown] Sweet like caramel bu*terscotch This is my letter, to my personal Coretta Go getter, got it locked watch Lock and key, never stop, hold me down I'm surrounded by a flock of those Hungry for my sound Apply pressure, Coretta got my back So when they front, I relax Plus she stack like a brickhouse Sweater style cardigan, picked out to match With them jeans, I was targeted, and cupid Got a good aim, shot to the heart Start a game of arhcery, target me a mark With hearts, on my sleeve, strange Same game like them broom jumpers play So we try to keep pace, but life Moving like a bullet train Both want change, like a broken dollar We got to represent to lead, like we need Hope the people follow Throw an iron at my heart, trying to k** my iron will I'm an iron man, I will stand On Capitol Hill, non-violent Hit the violins, means to an end Me and you, let the record spin [9th Wonder dialogue, harmonies] Need to come on a get little plate or something (A Letter to Coretta) Fix me a little lima beans, you know, put on the plate there (A Letter to Coretta) Little collard green up there, little macaroni and cheese or something (A Letter to Coretta) Gimme some of that fried liver, some of them rolls a little bit something (A Letter to Coretta) Some of that potato salad, put it on the side there (Be my Miss Coretta) Want a piece of aluminum foil, put on top of there like (A Letter to Coretta) Some of that sweet potato pie so I can chase it down with it (A Letter to Coretta) Some of that ice tea, some of that Lipton, something like that (A Letter to Coretta) Girl, this that shol' after church plate right here (A Letter to Coretta) Come on girl! Put some more food on the plate Quit playing being shy with food on the plate now Girl, you make your own gravy You make your own gravy