You used to call me on my cellular device at night You used to call me on my cellular device at night And I know when that hotline bling, that could only mean one thing I know when that hotline bling, that could only mean one thing Ever since I left the city you Got a reputation for yourself now Everybody knows and I feel left out Boy, you got me down, and got me stressed out Cause ever since I left the city, you Started gettin' dressed and goin' out more Glasses of champagne out on the dance floor Hangin' with some dudes I've never seen before You used to call me on my cellular device at night You used to call me on my cellular device at night And I know when that hotline bling, that could only mean one thing I know when that hotline bling, that could only mean one thing (Two and four, witness!) Some people just said let it go And on and on and such and such But they don't ride around with us No, no, no Ain't that too bad we love to hang And for a while, it stays the same But now you tryna change the game No, no, no You used to call me on my cellular device at night You used to call me on my cellular device at night And I know when that hotline bling, that could only mean one thing I know when that hotline bling, that could only mean one thing Late night when you need my love Late night when you need my love Late night when you need my love Late night when you need my love You've reached the Erykah Badu hotline If you're calling for Erykah, press 1 If you're calling to wish her a happy birthday, Kwanzaa, MLK, Black History Month, Juneteenth, or Hanukkah, press 2 If you're calling because you just saw her on B.E.T, MTV, or any other social media outlet, and you're checking to make sure you're still in good standing, press 3 If you're calling to beg for some **** in general, press 4 If you're calling to beg for some ****, but this is that pre-call before the actual begging, press 5 If you've already made that pre-call and this is the actual call that you beg, press 6 If you're calling to ask for some free tickets in a city near you, and know she don't really **** with you like that? Press 7 If you're calling to book Erykah, to flip the first burger at your company BBQ, or to DJ at your little cousins slip-and-slide party, press 8 If you're calling to say peace, and don't really fit into any of those descriptions Text me, because I don't really answer voicemail You used to call me on my cellular device at night You used to call me on my cellular device at night And I know when that hotline bling, that could only mean one thing I know when that hotline bling, that could only mean one thing Them people just said let it go And on and on and such and such But they don't ride around with us Oh, no, no Ain't that too bad we love to hang And for a while, it stays the same But now you tryna change the game Oh, no, no You used to call me on my cellular You used to call me on my cellular And I know when that hotline bling, that could only mean one thing I know when that hotline bling, that could only mean one thing
[00:00.00] [00:13.12]You used to call me on my cellular device at night [00:20.24]You used to call me on my cellular device at night [00:27.74]And I know when that hotline bling, that could only mean one thing [00:34.87]I know when that hotline bling, that could only mean one thing [00:41.39]Ever since I left the city you [00:44.90]Got a reputation for yourself now [00:48.31]Everybody knows and I feel left out [00:51.91]Boy, you got me down, and got me stressed out [00:55.48]Cause ever since I left the city, you [00:58.76]Started gettin' dressed and goin' out more [01:02.41]Glasses of champagne out on the dance floor [01:06.11]Hangin' with some dudes I've never seen before [01:09.96]You used to call me on my cellular device at night [01:16.96]You used to call me on my cellular device at night [01:24.63]And I know when that hotline bling, that could only mean one thing [01:31.29]I know when that hotline bling, that could only mean one thing [01:38.18](Two and four, witness!) [01:40.18]Some people just said let it go [01:43.48]And on and on and such and such [01:46.96]But they don't ride around with us [01:50.34]No, no, no [01:54.39]Ain't that too bad we love to hang [01:57.65]And for a while, it stays the same [02:01.22]But now you tryna change the game [02:04.93]No, no, no [02:06.92]You used to call me on my cellular device at night [02:13.92]You used to call me on my cellular device at night [02:21.42]And I know when that hotline bling, that could only mean one thing [02:28.57]I know when that hotline bling, that could only mean one thing [02:36.01]Late night when you need my love [02:43.30]Late night when you need my love [02:50.29]Late night when you need my love [02:57.10]Late night when you need my love [03:06.42]You've reached the Erykah Badu hotline [03:08.81]If you're calling for Erykah, press 1 [03:12.23]If you're calling to wish her a happy birthday, Kwanzaa, MLK, Black History Month, Juneteenth, or Hanukkah, press 2 [03:22.08]If you're calling because you just saw her on B.E.T, MTV, or any other social media outlet, and you're checking to make sure you're still in good standing, press 3 [03:33.53]If you're calling to beg for some **** in general, press 4 [03:38.21]If you're calling to beg for some ****, but this is that pre-call before the actual begging, press 5 [03:45.09]If you've already made that pre-call and this is the actual call that you beg, press 6 [03:51.49]If you're calling to ask for some free tickets in a city near you, and know she don't really **** with you like that? Press 7 [03:59.24]If you're calling to book Erykah, to flip the first burger at your company BBQ, or to DJ at your little cousins slip-and-slide party, press 8 [04:09.10]If you're calling to say peace, and don't really fit into any of those descriptions [04:14.82]Text me, because I don't really answer voicemail [04:18.53]You used to call me on my cellular device at night [04:25.44]You used to call me on my cellular device at night [04:33.22]And I know when that hotline bling, that could only mean one thing [04:40.15]I know when that hotline bling, that could only mean one thing [04:48.77]Them people just said let it go [04:51.87]And on and on and such and such [04:55.53]But they don't ride around with us [04:59.17]Oh, no, no [05:02.65]Ain't that too bad we love to hang [05:06.11]And for a while, it stays the same [05:09.75]But now you tryna change the game [05:13.36]Oh, no, no [05:15.41]You used to call me on my cellular [05:22.66]You used to call me on my cellular [05:30.09]And I know when that hotline bling, that could only mean one thing [05:37.18]I know when that hotline bling, that could only mean one thing [05:44.20]