L-Boogie…we hate to see you like this.
You were the one that told us “after winter, must come spring.”
You told me not to “be a hard rock when you really are a gem.”
And, you sang with Aretha Franklin while she told us both that roses were still roses. “Baby girl…you’re still a flower.” Lauryn. That was poignant.
Did you forget? What happened? We know you’ve fallen on hard times, but damn Lauryn, you were our beacon of light. Who will lead us now?
I know the past few years have been hard. Tax evasion, rumors in the media, threats to your family, money issues. And now you’re spending three months in jail away from your family.
But not to worry, because the same lessons you taught us are applicable now. So Lauryn, baby girl, you got to practice what you preach. And take it from yourself, “change will come eventually.”
“Baby girl, respect is just a minimum…Now Lauryn is only human. Don’t think I haven’t been through the same predicament…” (Doo Wop-That Thing)
“I get out, I get out of all your boxes. I get out, you can’t hold me in these chains. I’ll get out. Father free me from this bondage. Knowin’ my condition is the reason I must change…” (I Get Out)
“You can’t match this rapper / actress. More powerful than two Cleopatras…” (Everything is Everything)
“It’s funny how money changes situations. Miscommunication leads to complication. My emancipation don’t fit your equation…” (Lost Ones)
“And deep in my heart. The answer, it was in me. And I made up my mind. To define my own destiny…” (The MisEducation Of Lauryn Hill)
“Now let me pray to keep you from. The perils that will surely come…” (Zion)
“Change will come eventually…” (Everything is Everything)
“I won’t be compromised no more. I can’t be victimized no more. I just don’t sympathize no more. Cause now I understand…” (I Get Out)
“How you gon’ win when you ain’t right within. Uh uh come again…” (Doo Wop-That Thing)
“And what you need ironically. Will turn out what you want to be. If you just let it, if you just let it…” (When It Hurts So Bad)
“Don’t be a hard rock when you really are a gem, baby girl…” (Doo Wop-That Thing)
“But my heart is gold I took back my soul, and totally let my creator control…” (I Used To Love Him)
“Be careful of those who pretend to be brothers. And you never suppose it’s those who are closest to you.” (Forgive Them Father)
“You could get the money, you can get the power, but keep your eyes on the final hour.” (Final Hour)
But really, we just want this girl back…keep your head up Lauryn!
“If you wanna be somebody, If you wanna go somewhere, you better wake up and pay attention” (Sister Act 2)
