Talk to Her - India Arie

When you talk to her talk to her

Like it was somebody else

Talk to your mama

Don’t get smart

Have a heart to heart

And just like you would

With your daughter

Cause everything you do or say

You got to live with everyday

She’s somebody’s baby

She’s somebody’s sister

She’s somebody’s mama

Now when you go to her

Speak truthfully

Honest as you can be from your heart

You’re in a situation

Where losing patience

Take your time and look her in the eyes

When you just can’t find the words you want

And it’s hard to reach a point

Where you both can understand

Don’t just tell the truth

But tell the whole truth

It’ll make a better man out of you

When you talk to her talk to her

Like it was somebody else

Talk to your mama

Don’t get smart

But I have a heart to heart

And just like you would

Would you daughter us Cause everything you do or say

You got to live with everyday

She’s somebody’s baby

She’s somebody’s sister

She’s somebody’s mama

It doesn’t matter if She’s wearing mini skirt or business suit

Whether she’s twenty-five or ninety-nine

Treat her the way your mama taught you to She could be the queen Sheba, she could be a school teacher

homemaker or lawyer

I think it’s good for your karma

Like when you talk to her

When you talk to her talk to her

Like it was somebody else

Talk to your mama

Don’t get smart

But I have a heart to heart

And just like you would

Would you daughter

Cause everything you do or say

You got to live with everyday

She’s somebody’s baby

She’s somebody’s sister

She’s somebody’s mama

Now let’s keep it real

Nothing in this world will ever exist without the opposite

There has to be a sun and a moon

A man and a woman

That’s just the way it is Humanity dying

And everybody’s fighting

How do we restore the peace

Mama Earth is hurting

When everybody’s searching for that femime energy

You gotta talk to her

When you talk to her talk to her

Like it was somebody else

Talk to your mama (Watch your mouth, yeah yeah)

Don’t get smart

But I have a heart to heart

And just like you would

Would you daughter

Cause everything you do or say

You got to live with everyday

She’s somebody’s baby

She’s somebody’s sister

She’s somebody’s mama

When you talk to her talk to her

Like it was somebody else

Talk to your mama

Just like you fight for your sister

If you knew that someone dissed her

How you gonna care for your daughter

Turn around and talk bad about the mama

Say way you listen to your auntie

Never interupt while she speaks

Make your words sweet like candy

As if you were talking to your granny yeah

If you really loved them (say so)

If you really needed them (say so)

Love the way she thinks (say so)

You love the way she speaks (say so)

When you need some good conversation (say so)

Say so (say so)

If you want her in your life (say so)

You want her to be your wife (say so)

Tell her she’s your best friend (say so) (alright)

You’ll be there to the end (alright)(say so)

If you’re thinking about leaving (say so)

If you wonder where she’s going (say so)

If you need to breathe with her (say so)

You just want to be with her (say so)

If you love her hair (say so)

If you wanted her (say so)

Tell me if you really wanted her (say so)

You wont slap her down (say so)

Say so…

If you feel like loving (say so)

If you wanna feel the hugging (say so)