After a month of just bein' alone he said, "I wonder what LA's thinkin'"
Streets he roamed in search of a poem amongst the wild and drinkin'
When he sees cool dark skin in hot virgin white
The search was over at least fo tonight
When she co-signed and then told him she was ...

[CHORUS]
Shy, cool dark skin in hot virgin white
Shy, lips say won't but her body say might
Shy, looks like we're gonna take the long way home tonight

Oh baby (shy)

After a look much louder than words she said, "I passed my initiation"
A friend of mine, he got killed and in retaliation
I shot the boy ("Pop, pop"), huh, twice in the head
No regrets, no sorrow, I'm goin' back tomorrow to make sure he's dead
Cause if I don't, they'll call me a chicken, but you can call me"

[CHORUS]

Shy

Shy, lips say no but the body say might
Looks like we're gonna take the long way home
Looks like we're gonna take the long way home
Looks like we're gonna take the long way home tonight

The girl was rough, but he called her bluff
And he told her not to know was better
Fact or fiction he wondered
And that's when the rain and thunder got wetter
And at the top of the page he wrote

Shy, cool dark skin in hot virgin white
Shy, looks like we're gonna take the long way home tonight

[CHORUS]
(Oh, say it now, yeah)
(Shy, shy)
(Shy)

Ooh baby, don't yo wanna be alone tonight
Shy, yeah (oh yes)
Shy (shy)
Shy, looks like we're gonna take the long way home tonight