Shoobie doobie do now hey (Come on) Shoobie doobie do now hey Shoobie doobie do now hey (Check it) Shoobie doobie do now
[Verse 1: Left Eye] Now as I look at myself I'm seeing someone familiar starin' back at me Through every deep crack that's in my mirror And as I think to myself I'm hearin' somebody else scream at me (shhh) I no longer hear 'em Could it be the unknown sneaking into my zone Off we roam, my spirituals is not alone I'm visualizing this invisible clone It's my own, and its own, rest assured its my dome Maybe I need to go to bed (*Yawn*) Could have sworn I just heard that voice up in my head Not while I'm rappin', it hits me (Ha ha ha ha) But now its laughing at me Yo what the hell is happening please, somebody slap me No way, not another physical display Something must got me backin' out from way back in the day But what can it be I can't recall the memory So if I may ask...
[Hook 1: Left Eye (T-Boz)] (I just seen you yesterday) It's my fuckin' past (I just seen you yesterday) It's my fuckin' past (I just seen you yesterday) It's my fuckin' past (I just seen you yesterday) It's my fuckin' past (I just seen you yesterday) It's my fuckin' past (I just seen you yesterday) It's my fuckin' past (I just seen you yesterday) It's my fuckin' past (I just seen you yesterday)
[Verse 2: Left Eye (T-Boz)] By any means was all it ever seemed to be This reminiscin' with my past has got me caught up in a daydream Stayin' bent with niggas who can pay the rent Spending my green on pantyhose and tight jeans I used to be so amused Cuz the tools that I used to break rules Only seemed to confuse as to whose being abused Place yourself in my shoes My pleasant look of innocence was never refused Now that I choose to abide (Hello left eye) And put my past to the side (I don't guess I...) And kill a piece of my pride (... need to introduce myself huh you already said hi) Oh, so you're the match that lights my fuse? (Amused?) Huh I thought I left you on that cruise? (You lose it your man took my place when he threw me in yo face) So we drank up all the booze (Sang the blues)
[Break: Reporter (Left Eye)] In the news today, Lisa Lopes known as Left Eye of the group TLC Was arrested again This time for drug trafficking Miss Lisa "Left Eye" Lopes was seen today standing, just standing In the midst of an undercover drug bust (Gotta get away from the past) At this time we do not have any information (If I make it I just might last) On Miss Left Eye's penalty
[Bridge] Gotta get away from the past Tryin' to escape it but it's moving too fast Gotta get away from the past If I make it I just might last Gotta get away from the past Tryin' to escape it but it's moving too fast
[Verse 3: Left Eye (T-Boz)] We was walkin' before most babies could crawl (Yes, yes y'all) Above all, one foot tall ain't no way I'm taking a downfall I'm restructuring walls, interrupting your calls And going straight to the source with this nut in my balls Every time, the blind lead the blind Another one of my kind's outta sight and outta mind (I'm coming through the press) With this sense you can't mess (Sittin' in your dreams) Go ahead, take a rest (I'm poppin' off your nigga's chest) Should I be in distress? (And nigga's poppin' on the scene) And they can get these That's my bitch, I'm his bitch And what the hell do they know (Is that so?) This ain't the case, scenario And I could care less About your people and their relentlessness Towards the eye, say goodbye And tell his moms to stop cryin'
[Hook 3: Left Eye] Go tell his moms to stop cryin' His moms to stop cryin' Go tell his moms to stop cryin'
My secret enemy ain't no friend of me My secret enemy ain't no friend of me My secret enemy ain't no friend of me My secret enemy
“My Secret Enemy” is the b-side to the TLC single “Red Light Special.” A rap song, lead by Left Eye, is about Lisa’s spiritual feelings and her troubled past.
The song especially focuses on Left Eye’s coverage in the media after the emergence of TLC and a violent fight with her then fiancée Andre Rison which resulted in her burning down his house. She also talks about her alcohol abuse and her “wild” personality.
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Why was it kept as a B-Side track and not put on CrazySexyCool?
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It didn’t fit in with the tone of the rest of the album.