A Long Walk

Track 5 on Who Is Jill Scott? Words and Sounds Vol. 1

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“A Long Walk” is the third single from Jill Scott’s first solo album, Who Is Jill Scott?. Released August 29, 2000, the song reached #9 on the Billboard R&B charts and has… Read More

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A Long Walk Lyrics

[Verse 1]
You're here, I'm pleased, I really dig your company
Your style, your smile, your peace mentality
Lord, have mercy on me, I was blind, now I can see
What a king's supposed to be; baby, I feel free
Come on and go with me

[Refrain]
Let's take a long walk around the park after dark
Find a spot for us to spark
Conversation, verbal elation, stimulation
Share our situation, temptation, education, relaxation
Elevation, maybe we can talk about Surah 31:18

[Verse 2]
Your background, it ain't squeaky clean, shit
Sometimes we all got to swim upstream
You ain't no saint, we all a sinner
But you put your good foot down and make your soul the winner
I respect that; man, you're so phat; and you're all that,plus supreme
Then you're humble; man, I'm numb with your feeling
I can feel everything that you bring

[Refrain]
Let's take a long walk around the park after dark
Find a spot for us to spark
Conversation, verbal elation, stimulation
Share our situations, temptation, education, relaxation
Elevation, maybe we can talk about Revelations 3:17

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[Bridge]
Or maybe we can see a movie
Or maybe we can see a play on Saturday
Or maybe we can roll a tree and feel the breeze
And listen to a symphony
Or maybe chill and just be, or maybe
Maybe we can take a cruise and listen to the Roots
Or maybe eat some passion fruit
Or maybe cry to the blues
Or maybe we could just be silent
Come on, come on

[Refrain]
Let's take a long walk around the park after dark
Find a spot for us to spark
Conversation, verbal elation, stimulation
Share our situations, temptations, education, relaxation
Elevation, maybe we can talk about Psalms in entirety

[Refrain]
Let's take a long walk around the park after dark
Find a spot for us to spark
Conversation, verbal elation, stimulation
Share our situation, temptation, education, relaxation
Elevation, maybe we can talk about Psalms in entirety

[Bridge]
Or maybe we can see a movie
Or maybe we can see a play on Saturday
Or maybe we can roll a tree and feel the breeze
And listen to a symphony
Or maybe chill and just be, or maybe
Maybe we can take a cruise and listen to the Roots
Or maybe eat some passion fruit
Or maybe cry to the blues
Or maybe we could just be silent
Come on, come on

[Refrain]
Let's take a long walk around the park after dark
Find a spot for us to spark
Conversation, verbal elation, stimulation
Share our situation, temptations, education, relaxation
Elevation, maybe baby, maybe we can save the nation
Come on, come on

About

“A Long Walk” is the third single from Jill Scott’s first solo album, Who Is Jill Scott?. Released August 29, 2000, the song reached #9 on the Billboard R&B charts and has become a staple in Scott’s live concerts, with its recognizable opening line “You’re here, I’m pleased, I really dig your company.”

The lyrics describe a cerebral train of conversation about reparations, scriptures and other topics, while quietly developing a romantic relationship.

The easy swinging midtempo song, representative of early 2000s neo-soul was also sampled into Disclosure’s “Stimulation” in 2013.