Recipe - Angie Stone

From the pages of my cookbook

Servin' soul food from my cookbook

Like food for your soul

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 need don’t be so damn demanding

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

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

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

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

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

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

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