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B'Day is the second studio album by American R&B recording artist Beyoncé Knowles, released on September 4, 2006 by Columbia Records in collaboration with Music World Music and Sony Urban Music. It was released to coincide with Knowles' twenty-fifth birthday. The album was originally planned for a 2004 release as a follow-up to her debut album Dangerously in Love (2003). However, the project was put on hiatus due to the recording of Destiny's Child's final studio album, Destiny Fulfilled (2004), and her starring role in the film Dreamgirls (2006).While on vacation after filming Dreamgirls, Knowles began contacting various producers; she rented Sony Music Studios, and completed B'Day in three weeks. Most of the lyrical content of the album was inspired by Knowles' role in the film. The album's musical style ranges from 1970s–80s funk influences and balladry to urban contemporary elements such as hip hop and R&B. Live instrumentation was employed in recording most of the tracks as part of Knowles' vision of creating a record using live instruments.
Give it to mama
Give it, give it
Give it to mama, mama
Give it
Give it to mama, mama
For some strange reason
You done pleasin' me like it's okay
Like a perm that's been left too long
It's starts to burn, the result is it just won't take
(I can see)
Now it's all coming so clear to me now
(I can see)
Misinterpreted all my naiveness
Was just thinking if I had no you than I can't do
My stock just went up over 2 million
So if you want to, you got the green light
So if you want to, you got the green light
So if you want to, you got the green light
So if you want to, you got the green light
Give it to mama
Go, go, go, go
Go, go, go, go
Go, go, go, go
Go, go, red light, green light
Some see me say I should be trophied
'Cause it gets no stronger
Ladies y'all know, yeah, girl y'all know
This pimp *ish gets no older
Is that a threat? What's another threat?
Yep, that's another threat, from you, you can get no colder
You got the green light, you lookin' right
You holdin' up traffic, green means go!
Go, go, go, go
Go, go, go, go
Go, go, go, go
Go, go, red light, green light
(I said you're holdin' up traffic, green means go!)
So if you want to, you got the green light
So if you want to, you got the green light
So if you want to, you got the green light
So if you want to, you got the green light
Give it to mama
(Go, go, go, go)
Ain't no problem, you can go
I'm gon' find somebody else
(Go, go, go, go)
So why not move along?
You got the green light so you can go
Go, go, go, go
Go, go, red light, green light
I gave all I could give
To my love, my heart
Now we're facing the end
Of what you did from the start, my love
You're holdin' up traffic, green means go!
So if you want to, you got the green light
So if you want to, you got the green light
So if you want to, you got the green light
So if you want to, you got the green light
Give it to mama
(Go, go, go, go)
Ain't no problem, you can go
I'm gon' find somebody else
(Go, go, go, go)
So why not move along?
You got the green light so you can go
Go, go, go, go
Go, go, red light, green light