Zerlith – “Jimmy & Aaliyah” (Soft silence… finger snaps) Zerlith: (soft spoken) Let me hear the blues… (Blues bass & piano enter) Mmm… now the jazz… (Jazz drums & saxophone enter) Yeah… let’s do something crazy. Put a little R&B in it… (R&B groove blends in) Let me tell y’all a little story… (Verse 1) There was Jimmy and Aaliyah, two high school crushes Left school, went to college, one became a lawyer The other became a nurse, they got married in a hurry Shared a love so strong, it felt like a fairy story Bought a house together, raised three beautiful children Two little girls, one boy, they were living in their vision But one night Jimmy came home tired, stressed, and heavy Stopped at a bar… and met the devil in a red dress, ready (Pre-Chorus) One shot turned to two, two turned into four Next thing he knew he was knocking on temptation’s door What started as one night slowly became much more Now he’s living two lives, can’t hide it anymore (Chorus) Oh Jimmy… what have you done? You had a good woman, now look what you’ve become Oh Jimmy… you played with fire, now you’re burned Everything you had… is slowly getting turned (Verse 2) He started treating Aaliyah cold, said “I want you out this house” She said “We got three kids, you can’t throw me out” He said “I don’t care, if you don’t leave then I will” Then Jimmy walked out the door, went and bought another crib His mama looked at Aaliyah, said “Baby you ain’t going nowhere This house is yours too, you put blood, sweat and tears in here” Jimmy didn’t like that, but he kept living his lie With his young bartender baby living that fast life (Bridge) Then one day Jimmy caught a stroke, life changed in a minute Bartender girl said “This wasn’t part of the script, I’m finished” When he came back from the clinic, the house was cold and empty She left a letter on the table, said “I’m sorry, I can’t help you Jimmy” (Final Chorus – softer, emotional) Oh Jimmy… look what you’ve done You had a real one, now you got no one Oh Jimmy… the tables turned Now you’re begging for the love that you once burned (Outro – spoken softly over jazz) Now he’s back at the gate with tears in his eyes… Aaliyah looked at him… and opened up the door one last time. Some call her foolish… some call her wise… But some say… if God ever blesses me with a wife… I hope she loves me… the way Aaliyah loved Jimmy.
