Whatcha you gonna do when they come for you Work ain't honest but it pays the bills What we gonna do when they come for you Gave me the life that I came to live Do I really want my baby? Brother tell me what to do I know you got to get your hustle on, so I pray I understand the game sometimes And I love him strong but Whatcha you gonna do when they come for you Work ain't honest but it pays the bills (yes, it does) What we gonna do when they come for you God I can't stand life withoutcha Now, me and baby got this situation See, brother got this complex occupation And it ain't that he don't have education 'Cause I was right there at his graduation Now, I ain't sayin' that this life don't work But it's me and baby that he hurts Because I tell him right, he thinks I'm wrong But I love him strong He gave me the life that I came to live Gave me the song that I came to give Pressure on me but the seed is grown I can't make it on my own Summer came around and the flowers bloomed He became the sun, I became the moon Precious gifts that we both received Or could this be make believe Whatcha you gonna do when they come for you Work ain't honest but it pays the bills (Work ain't honest but it pays the bills) What we gonna do when they come for you Gave me the life that I came to live (yes, you did) Don't worry, baby I know there's confusion God's gonna see us through, yeah Peace out to revolution But we paid though Don't you worry, keep your balance (what you gonna do, what you gonna do) The work ain't honest but it pays the bills (yes, it does) Don't you worry, keep your balance (don't have to worry, baby) Gave me the life that I came to live (yes, you did) Don't you worry, keep your balance The work ain't honest but it pays the bills (The work ain't honest but it pays the bills) Don't you worry, keep your balance You gave me the life that I came to live Gave me the song that I came to give Pressure on me, but the seed had grown I can't make it on my own Summer came around and the flowers bloomed He became the sun, I became the moon Precious gifts that we both received Or could this be make believe Oh, yeah Badu is with you, baby We gon' make it, yeah Me, you and the baby You gonna do whatcha you gonna do Go, oh-oh, yeah, baby, baby Oh, go on, go on, go on, yeah See I ain't tryin' to bind your life But I want you to do what's right, and yeah I'm your wife Peace out to revolution I know there's confusion You gonna do what you gotta do now