[Intro: Total]
Mmm
You gotta hold your head up..
Oahh-eahh-oh-ahh, oahh-eahh-oh-ahh
Oahh-eahh ahh-ahh
Oahh-eahh-oh-ahh-oh-ahh-oh-ahh-ahhhh
Oahh-eahh-oh-ahh, oahh-eahh-oh-ahh
Oahh-eahh-oh-ahh

[Refrain: Guru]
Yo.. just because I want to, it don't mean I will
And just because I'm angry, it don't mean I'd kill
And just because she looks good, it don't mean I'd hit it
And just because I'm horny, it don't mean I'm widdit
Just because I make records, don't mean that I'm gassed
And just because I'm rappin', don't mean I chase ass
Just because I'm whylin', don't mean I can't stop
I got discipline, baby, and I use it a lot

[Verse 1: Guru]
People, here's somethin that you should be considerin'
Things could turn bitter when, you don't use discipline
You might wake up the next day, upset and in fear
Buggin' out, yappin' 'bout, "How the fuck did I get here?
Who the hell is this stranger, starin' all in my face?"
Now you wishin' you hadn't positioned yourself in that place
Think just in case, you shoulda took more precaution
A good time can become a nightmare so often
Like this n***a I know, that met these chicks on tour
They rocked him to sleep, robbed his ass for cash galore
Skated off in the night, without a trace or a hint
Schemin', tantalizin' him, dressed up in lace and shit
Caught that kid out there, all high and dumbfounded
Made him think he was gettin' some pussy
He just knew he was gonna pound it
Situations like this, will make you think twice
That's why instead of preachin' death in my songs, I breathe life
[Chorus: Total]
Baby, won't you take the time? (Take the time)
Let me know what's on your mind (Your mind)
Just because I'm yours, don't make it right
(Don't make it right)
Baby, won't you take the time? (Bay-bee..)
Let me know what's on your mind (I'm waiting..)
Slow down, baby, now, let's make it right (On your love...)
(I like you...)

[Verse 2: Guru]
Tycoon thug, he made a 10 thousand dollar investment
Now he's not to be messed with, makes the girls get undressed quick
He's on some big muscled chest shit, posted by the exit
That's my man, he's the owner, yeah, he be on some next shit
Said we'll make a few million by the next millenium
Told me to keep droppin' jewels like a triggerman, puttin' lead in 'em
Like Flavor said, I tell these hoes to "kill the noise"
You know your Pops told you, watch them New York boys
All night, the ladies be like up in my mug
Tranquilin' and trance dancin', uppin' my drug
Fly honeys, they hold me down like always
The same cat that used to get blunted down in the hallways
I love the cutie pies, never the doodie pies
I got discipline, I want the crew to rise
Situations like this'll make you think twice
Instead of preachin' death in my songs, I breathe life
[Chorus: Total]
Baby, won't you take the time? (Take the time)
Let me know what's on your mind (Your mind)
Just because I'm yours, don't make it right
(Don't make it right)
Baby, won't you take the time? (Bay-bee..)
Let me know what's on your mind (I'm waiting..)
Slow down, baby, now, let's make it right (On your love...)
(I like you...)

[Verse 3: Guru]
Ladies, here's somethin that we should be considerin'
Things could get bitter when, you don't use discipline
Imaginin' yourself livin lavish and plush
Hangin' with the cat who be spendin' cabbage and buyin' stuff
However, don't be too clever with your endeavor
And don't let too many men, receive your treasure
Most cats, be thinkin with they bozack
I admit, in the past, I was tryin to break these hoes backs
Escape, without givin' up a dime
You know them fly ladies had a good fuckin' time
Coppin' me some Timberland, with a jacket to match it
Girls nowadays wanna pigeon for chickenscratch
And I ain't givin up nathan
Long as my game expands, it's my discipline to hate 'em
Situations like this, will make you think twice
That's why instead of preachin' death in my songs, I breathe life
[Refrain: Guru]
Yo.. just because I want to, it don't mean I will
And just because I'm angry, it don't mean I'd kill
And just because she looks good, it don't mean I'd hit it
And just because I'm horny, it don't mean I'm widdit
Just because I make records, don't mean that I'm gassed
And just because I'm rappin', don't mean I chase ass
Just because I'm whylin', don't mean I can't stop
I got discipline, baby, and I use it a lot

[Chorus: Total]
Baby, won't you take the time? (Take the time)
Let me know what's on your mind (Your mind)
Just because I'm yours, don't make it right
(Don't make it right)
Baby, won't you take the time? (Bay-bee..)
Let me know what's on your mind (I'm waiting..)
Slow down, baby, now, let's make it right (On your love...)
(I like you...)