Habibi
Zaman ma 7akayna
Shta2tilak ikteer
Mistha2a la lamsit eedak
Aymta bidee a shoofak?
Inta 3omri
w inta 7ayatee
Inta il dunia kolha
W il dunia kolha inta
Bahibak, Habibi

(she's always gettin away)
Ok so
I was about nineteen when miss thing Mariam
moved to my side of town from a bigger city
said she was six weeks from eighteen
had big dreams of being a teacher
smiling really pretty
average height, with the brownest eyes
born in Newark but her family from Palestine
said they came there for better lives
Pops built his own restaurant
moms was his treasured wife, second wife
she loved a rap of mine that's how we got to rappin
I got to tap her mind that's how we got attracted
she loved fashion, and my accent
and she was bad, uh was she bad
and back then I knew I was the man in these streets
respect her family so I demanded we meet
but honey was like
"nah I'd rather you met mom
you can win over her heart
her word is like God"
cool...but right around that time we went away to school
I was at Howard, she went to Zaytuna
soon as the year was closed and we were home though
moms told her to bring your boy over
I put on my best shtick
fended off questions
it got tense til I told her I loved her Mansaf
from that night on me and yama were best friends
said "baby that's him"
gave us her blessing,
I'm in

She's always gettin away
She's always gettin away
No matter how much I beg, stay baby
She's always gettin away
She's always gettin away
No matter how much I pray on my knees
(I pray so much about it need some knee pads)

Now we headed back off to college
the promise of being items weighing heavy on our conscience
to be honest we'd already started
between our talks and the infinite amount of time spent
I visited for Spring Break,
my sister came to block and to make sure the team straight
tried to stay away from trouble but we were young so
lust taught us a lesson love had to overcome, wait
said "I don't wanna waste these moments"
her retort? "if you want it you better put a ring on it"
what can I say? she loved Beyonce
plus like pops say "finance before fiancee"
Got my mind straight, finished the semester
Got my bread up just to buy her what she meant
came home, she never takes this long to answer texts
something's wrong, I'm calling but only get the voice message
bout 7pm I get a call
his first words are "now I'm involved"
said "stay away from my daughter
who do you think you are, sir?
bringing shame to my hard work
you disgrace to your father"
hold up...homie don't know us
he was about to get told but I could hear her crying and I froze
he said "say your last byes
this is your last time
have pride in your culture
you and this black guy are over"

She's always gettin away
She's always gettin away
No matter how much I beg, stay baby
She's always gettin away
She's always gettin away
No matter how much I pray on my knees
(I pray so much about it need some knee pads)

She's always gettin away
She's always gettin away
No matter how much I beg, stay baby
She's always gettin away
She's always gettin away
No matter how much I pray on my knees
(I pray so much about it need some knee pads)