Ninety-Nine Problems (Motown Edition)

Verse 1

I got

Patrolmen on my bumper

Looking in the glass

Thinking about the day

If you grew up where I stayed

You would understand

Life is a heavy load

Hard to hold

Bitter bread

Cold bed

Dirty water in the sink

I don't even want to blink

Because the law is watching me

The law is stalking me

The law is haunting me

I pull over to the side

Nothing left to hide

Chorus

I got ninety-nine problems

But a girl ain't one

I got ninety-nine problems

But a girl ain't one

If you're having girl problems

I feel bad for you son

I got ninety-nine problems

But a girl ain't one

(A girl ain't one)

Post-Chorus

Ninety-nine

Ninety-nine

Oh ninety-nine

Problems

Verse 2

The man

Step to the door

License

Registration

Do you know why I pulled you over

Well my mind is a little bit older

And my pockets are a little bit thinner

I just want to go home and eat my dinner

Am I under arrest

Give it a rest

Sir

Put your hands on the wheel

How does it feel

I ain't stepping out of this car

I ain't going very far

I know my rights

I know the fights

Search the glove box

Check the socks

You need a warrant for that

Where is your hat

Chorus

I got ninety-nine problems

But a girl ain't one

I got ninety-nine problems

But a girl ain't one

If you're having girl problems

I feel bad for you son

I got ninety-nine problems

But a girl ain't one

(A girl ain't one)

Post-Chorus

Ninety-nine

Ninety-nine

Oh ninety-nine

Problems

Bridge

They want to lock me up

They want to shut me down

They want to run me out of town

But my baby is waiting

My lady is praying

Everything will be alright

In the morning light

Chorus

I got ninety-nine problems

But a girl ain't one

I got ninety-nine problems

But a girl ain't one

If you're having girl problems

I feel bad for you son

I got ninety-nine problems

But a girl ain't one

(A girl ain't one)

Outro

Ninety-nine

I got problems

So many problems

But she is mine

Yeah she is fine

Ninety-nine

Problems

(Ninety-nine)