[Verse 1]

After a month of just being alone he said, "I wonder what L.A.'s thinking"

Streets he roamed in search of a poem amongst the wild and drinking

When he sees cool dark skin in hot virgin white

The search was over at least for tonight

When she co-signed and then told him she was ...

[Chorus]

Shy - Cool dark skin in hot virgin white

Shy - Lips say won't but her body say might

Shy - Looks like we're going to take the long way home tonight

Oh baby (Shy)

[Verse 2]

After a look much louder than words she said, "I passed my initiation

A friend of mine, he got killed and in retaliation

I shot the boy ("Pop! Pop!"), huh, twice in the head

No regrets, no sorrow - I'm going back tomorrow to make sure he's dead

Cuz if I don't, they'll call me a chicken, but you can call me ... "

[Chorus]

Shy - Cool dark skin in hot virgin white

Shy - Lips say won't but her body say might

Shy - Looks like we're going to take the long way home tonight

Oh baby (Shy)

[Bridge]

Shy - Lips say no but the body say might

Looks like we're going to take the long way home..

Looks like we're going to take the long way home..

Looks like we're going to take the long way home tonight

[Verse 3]

The girl was rough, but he called her bluff

And he told her not to know was better

Fact or fiction he wondered

And that's when the rain and thunder got wetter

And at the top of the page he wrote ...

[Chorus]

Shy - Cool dark skin in hot virgin white

Shy - Looks like we're going to take the long way home tonight

Shy - Cool dark skin in hot virgin white

Shy - Lips say won't but her body say might

Shy - Looks like we're going to take the long way home tonight

(Oh, say it now, yeah)

(Shy, shy!)

(Shy)

[Outro]

Ooh baby, don't you want to be alone tonight?

Shy - Yeah (Oh yes)

Shy (Shy)

Shy - Looks like we're going to take the long way home tonight