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[INTRO — Soft Male Falsetto, Breathy Runs]

(Ooh, yeah-yeah)
(Mmm, oh-woah)
You tryna see me tonight?
(See me tonight, yeah)
Girl, you know what happens every time
(Ooh, every time)

[VERSE 1 — Smooth Male Tenor, Playful Melodic Delivery]

You hit my phone around a quarter to ten
Say you outside, wanna see me again
Told me you ain’t tryna stay too long
But you already got your favorite perfume on

I know that look when you walk through the door
You say we’re friends, but we been here before
Tryna behave, but you make it so hard
One little kiss and we takin’ it far

(Oh, girl, yeah)
You know exactly what you’re doin’
(What you’re doin’, baby)
And I know exactly where it’s goin’
(Ooh, where it’s goin’)

[PRE-CHORUS — Jamaican Patois, Layered Male Vocal Harmonies]

Gyal, yuh know seh mi cyaan stay ’way
(Cyaan stay ’way, no, no)
Every time yuh call, mi haffi reach yuh place
(Reach yuh place, oh-yeah)
Wi seh wi nah go dweet again
(Nah go dweet again)
But di way yuh wine, mi lose mi head
(Lose mi head, yeah-yeah)

Mi seh, easy, easy, slow down, gyal
(Slow down, gyal, ooh)
But mi waan yuh near mi right now, gyal
(Right now, gyal, ah-ah)
Wi know seh wi fi leave it alone
(Leave it alone, no-no)
But mi cyaan tell yuh fi go home
(Go ho-o-ome!)

[CHORUS — Bright High Tenor, Wide Three-Part Harmonies]

Girl, let’s link up, link up
(Oh, let’s link up, baby)
You know we can’t just keep our hands off
(Hands off, no, no)
Say we won’t, but we always end up
(Always end up, yeah)
Right back where we left off

So let’s link up, link up
(Link up, link up, ooh)
You say you only wanna hang out
(Hang out, yeah-yeah)
But you know how it’s gon’ turn out
(Turn out, oh-oh)
We both too weak to turn down

[POST-CHORUS — Falsetto Call and Response]

(Link up, link up)
Come through, baby
(What’s the move? What’s the move?)
Just you and me
(We shouldn’t do this)
But we gon’ do it anyway
(Ooh-woah, anyway!)

[VERSE 2 — Rhythmic Sing-Rap, Quick Melodic Phrasing]

You say you only came to watch a movie
But you ain’t even lookin’ at the TV
You got your legs all tangled up with mine
Talkin’ ’bout you gotta leave by nine

How you gon’ say that with your head on my chest?
I can tell you ain’t even got dressed yet
We made a deal, but we both gonna bend it
Started with a hug, now we can’t even end it

And I know, I know
(Yeah, I know, baby)
We should take it slow
(Take it slo-o-ow)
But every time you get close
I don’t wanna let go
(Ooh, don’t wanna let go!)

[PRE-CHORUS — Jamaican Patois, More Intense Layered Harmonies]

[CHORUS — Full Vocal Stacks, High Falsetto Ad-Libs]

So let’s link up, link up
(Link up, link up, ooh)
You say you only wanna hang out
(Hang out, yeah-yeah)
But you know how it’s gon’ turn out
(Turn out, oh-oh)
We both too weak to turn down

[BRIDGE — Airy Falsetto, Soft Background Harmony Choir]

If you stay, I ain’t complainin’
(Ooh, stay with me)
If you leave, I’ll be waitin’
(Waitin’ on you, baby)
We keep sayin’ this the last time
But we both know that’s a lie

And I can’t help it
(Can’t help it, no)
Girl, you can’t help it
(You can’t help it, baby)
Every time we get together
We forget about better judgment

[FINAL CHORUS — Full Harmonies, Improvised Male Vocal Runs]

Girl, let’s link up, link up
(Link up, oh, baby!)
You know we can’t just keep our hands off
(No, we can’t, no, we can’t)
Say we won’t, but we always end up
(Every single time, yeah!)
Right back where we left off

So let’s link up, link up
(Come on, baby, link up!)
You say you only wanna hang out
(Only wanna hang out)
But you know how it’s gon’ turn out
(You know, you know!)
We both too weak to turn down
(Oh-woah-woah!)

[OUTRO — Soft Falsetto, Fading Harmonies]

(Link up, link up)
Just come through tonight
(Ooh, tonight)
We ain’t gotta tell nobody
(No, no, no)
Just you and I

(Mmm, yeah-yeah)
Link up…
(Oh-woah…)
Just link up…

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[INTRO — Soft Male Falsetto, Breathy Runs] (Ooh, yeah-yeah) (Mmm, oh-woah) You tryna see me tonight? (See me tonight, yeah) Girl, you know what happens every time (Ooh, every time) [VERSE 1 — Smooth Male Tenor, Playful Melodic Delivery] You hit my phone around a quarter to ten Say you outside, wanna see me again Told me you ain’t tryna stay too long But you already got your favorite perfume on I know that look when you walk through the door You say we’re friends, but we been here before Tryna behave, but you make it so hard One little kiss and we takin’ it far (Oh, girl, yeah) You know exactly what you’re doin’ (What you’re doin’, baby) And I know exactly where it’s goin’ (Ooh, where it’s goin’) [PRE-CHORUS — Jamaican Patois, Layered Male Vocal Harmonies] Gyal, yuh know seh mi cyaan stay ’way (Cyaan stay ’way, no, no) Every time yuh call, mi haffi reach yuh place (Reach yuh place, oh-yeah) Wi seh wi nah go dweet again (Nah go dweet again) But di way yuh wine, mi lose mi head (Lose mi head, yeah-yeah) Mi seh, easy, easy, slow down, gyal (Slow down, gyal, ooh) But mi waan yuh near mi right now, gyal (Right now, gyal, ah-ah) Wi know seh wi fi leave it alone (Leave it alone, no-no) But mi cyaan tell yuh fi go home (Go ho-o-ome!) [CHORUS — Bright High Tenor, Wide Three-Part Harmonies] Girl, let’s link up, link up (Oh, let’s link up, baby) You know we can’t just keep our hands off (Hands off, no, no) Say we won’t, but we always end up (Always end up, yeah) Right back where we left off So let’s link up, link up (Link up, link up, ooh) You say you only wanna hang out (Hang out, yeah-yeah) But you know how it’s gon’ turn out (Turn out, oh-oh) We both too weak to turn down [POST-CHORUS — Falsetto Call and Response] (Link up, link up) Come through, baby (What’s the move? What’s the move?) Just you and me (We shouldn’t do this) But we gon’ do it anyway (Ooh-woah, anyway!) [VERSE 2 — Rhythmic Sing-Rap, Quick Melodic Phrasing] You say you only came to watch a movie But you ain’t even lookin’ at the TV You got your legs all tangled up with mine Talkin’ ’bout you gotta leave by nine How you gon’ say that with your head on my chest? I can tell you ain’t even got dressed yet We made a deal, but we both gonna bend it Started with a hug, now we can’t even end it And I know, I know (Yeah, I know, baby) We should take it slow (Take it slo-o-ow) But every time you get close I don’t wanna let go (Ooh, don’t wanna let go!) [PRE-CHORUS — Jamaican Patois, More Intense Layered Harmonies] Gyal, yuh know seh mi cyaan stay ’way (Cyaan stay ’way, no, no) Every time yuh call, mi haffi reach yuh place (Reach yuh place, oh-yeah) Wi seh wi nah go dweet again (Nah go dweet again) But di way yuh wine, mi lose mi head (Lose mi head, yeah-yeah) Mi seh, easy, easy, slow down, gyal (Slow down, gyal, ooh) But mi waan yuh near mi right now, gyal (Right now, gyal, ah-ah) Wi know seh wi fi leave it alone (Leave it alone, no-no) But mi cyaan tell yuh fi go home (Go ho-o-ome!) [CHORUS — Full Vocal Stacks, High Falsetto Ad-Libs] Girl, let’s link up, link up (Oh, let’s link up, baby) You know we can’t just keep our hands off (Hands off, no, no) Say we won’t, but we always end up (Always end up, yeah) Right back where we left off So let’s link up, link up (Link up, link up, ooh) You say you only wanna hang out (Hang out, yeah-yeah) But you know how it’s gon’ turn out (Turn out, oh-oh) We both too weak to turn down [BRIDGE — Airy Falsetto, Soft Background Harmony Choir] If you stay, I ain’t complainin’ (Ooh, stay with me) If you leave, I’ll be waitin’ (Waitin’ on you, baby) We keep sayin’ this the last time But we both know that’s a lie And I can’t help it (Can’t help it, no) Girl, you can’t help it (You can’t help it, baby) Every time we get together We forget about better judgment [FINAL CHORUS — Full Harmonies, Improvised Male Vocal Runs] Girl, let’s link up, link up (Link up, oh, baby!) You know we can’t just keep our hands off (No, we can’t, no, we can’t) Say we won’t, but we always end up (Every single time, yeah!) Right back where we left off So let’s link up, link up (Come on, baby, link up!) You say you only wanna hang out (Only wanna hang out) But you know how it’s gon’ turn out (You know, you know!) We both too weak to turn down (Oh-woah-woah!) [OUTRO — Soft Falsetto, Fading Harmonies] (Link up, link up) Just come through tonight (Ooh, tonight) We ain’t gotta tell nobody (No, no, no) Just you and I (Mmm, yeah-yeah) Link up… (Oh-woah…) Just link up…

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