Jamila Woods - Emerald Street lyrics

[Jamila Woods:] Day, dai do dai do, dai do day Day, dai do dai do, dai do day I be in my nightgown, chicken wings ready If you bring the mild sauce, we can go steady You can have the coleslaw, we can share the one straw Sit outside on my block Day, dai do dai do, dai do day O-on Emerald Street where we used to meet, yeah Day, dai do dai do, dai do day On my ma’s porch seat hoping she won’t see, yeah Day, dai do dai do, dai do day It’s a wonderful day in the hood Would you be mine, could you be mine Won’t you be my neighbour, won’t you be, won’t you be (Would you be mine, could you be mine) Won’t you be my neighbour, won’t you be, won’t you be (Would you be mine, could you be mine) Won’t you be my… Not a lot of places we can go to be together ‘Cause you know the city, how’d it get so cold Write a message in a bottle tell your neighbour tell your God and somebody should remember them [Saba:] You got my house phone jumping Play ball in the alley it’s jumping Treat the corner store likes it’s a luncheon I heard your best friend like-like my cousin Old lady say to stay out her gra** Talk back then I got put on punishment Couldn’t go outside for a meal Even try to run away like I’m Tubman I know you like my bike it’s a Huffy With the pen we be stuntin’ Someone stole it I call shorty He say he seen someone on it Got it back the same night I hope this day never end Then I tell you how I like you, you say that we were just friends Damn [Jamila Woods:] Day, dai do dai do, dai do day O-on Emerald Street where we used to meet, yeah Day, dai do dai do, dai do day On my ma’s porch seat hoping she won’t see, yeah Day, dai do dai do, dai do day It’s a wonderful day in the hood Would you be mine, could you be mine Won’t you be my neighbour, won’t you be, won’t you be (Would you be mine, could you be mine) Won’t you be my neighbour, won’t you be, won’t you be (Would you be mine, could you be mine) Won’t you be my…