Denise Lyrics - Montell Jordan

Uncle Montelly, yo may you please read us a story please? 

Nah, I dont feel much like telling a story today kid 

Please, read us a story, I said, no kid 

Please, read us a story, okay, here we go 

Now listen to the words that I say 

'Cause this type of song will take you back in the day 

It all started back in Cali-from-I-A 

Where the khakis hang low and gang bangers dont play 

Put on my drawers 

Walked down the hall 

Kissed my Apollonian poster on the wall 

My first day of high school on my way 

You need to eat your breakfast 

Mom, I am late 

Funky fresh, stepped into the school 

And thats when I saw her standing with this dude 

Young, tender, sweet Denise 

To take her on a date you need a $1000 at least 

Plus, shes used to dating dope dealers 

Cats with felonies who tote heaters 

You won't believe whats in the 2nd verse 

You better buckle up, it's 'bout to get worse 

Cant believe that thats Denise 

The one from high school with the dope body 

But now she is out there going for broke 

And all her dreams went up in smoke 

Cant believe that thats Denise 

The one from high school with the dope body 

But now she is out there going for broke 

And all her dreams went up in smoke 

Two years later and things have changed 

Hip hop evolved into a whole new game 

NWA7's holding down my block 

Denise graduated the school of hard knocks 

She made a few connects, didnt skip a beat 

Got a little deeper hooked up on the street 

And wherever they led her, she would follow 

Now she rocks fashions like a runway model 

Jewelry, Louis, Gucci and guess 

Delivering more packages than UPS 

From Miami to NY, sometimes to Rome 

But niecy always seemed to make it back home 

Now I am 18 and to my surprise 

Niecy got babies by 2 different guys 

And 'cause of dem kids, she ain't moving the same 

She put herself out there, whos to blame? 

Cant believe that thats Denise 

The one from high school with the dope body 

But now she is out there going for broke 

And all her dreams went up in smoke 

Shes not a superwoman, nah 

She is not that kind of girl 

That you can lay down 

And think that everything is okay 

Shes only human, oh 

This girl is always on the go 

Hurt on occasional 

Used by so many dudes 

Aww, poor Denise, shes out on the streets 

But thats not how Ill end this story 

You kind of got to use your imagination 

To figure out Niecys situation 

Ill tell you this, it's not that great 

Shes got an addiction that she just can't shake 

From rags to riches, riches to rags 

The story of Denise is so, so sad 

Cant believe that thats Denise 

The one from high school with the dope body 

But now she is out there going for broke 

And all her dreams went up in smoke 

Cant believe that thats Denise 

The one from high school with the dope body 

But now she is out there going for broke 

And all her dreams went up in smoke 

Cant believe that thats Denise 

The one from high school with the dope body 

But now she is out there going for broke 

And all her dreams went up in smoke