Angie Stone - Recipe Lyrics

INTRO:
From the pages of my cookbook
Servin' soul food from my cookbook

VERSE:
The recipe for a happy life
Takin every day one day at a time
Water your big dreams and starve your distractions
Pray every day hey
Then back that with the action
The recipe for a greater love
Knowin' you can't get everything that you want
Love who you love and season it with understanding
Say what you ned don't be so damn demanding

B-SECTION:
Stop and smell the rose
And when you pose for the picture smile
Don't be in a rush
Sit and stay a while
Make sure to laugh like you were a child

HOOK:
If it's easy
Chances are that it won't be amazing
Drive-thru quick snack
Ya can't get full off that
Roll your sleeves up
Mix up just what you need and
What you're craving
Don't rush don't cheat
Cookin up the recipe

VERSE 2:
The recipe for a happy home
You gotta get the moments alone
Pack up them kids
Take they bad asses to ya mama
Go get a room order steak lay in the sauna
And if you don't feel
Sexy as you once did
Come up with some new shit
Put your back into it yeah
Girl you can't be scared
Just got your weave did
Bet not wet ya hair

B-SECTION:
Problems come as they often will
Goin through your storm tell em peace be still
That's what my big mama told me
Right after she scolded me

HOOK

BRIDGE:
You know you got something good goin
If you feel good about it
You know you got something worth having if you can't live without it
Appetite satisfied all day
Want the kinda love that's so good
Make you wanna clean the plate

HOOK

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