HER Love Lyrics
(One more try)
(We have come too far to stop now)
Yeah, Dilla
(One more try)
(It is all that we have got)
[Verse 1: Common & Daniel Caesar]
Two DJs, one microphone
We freestyle, we write at home
It don't, it don't, uh-uh, we go on
You the one I can't leave alone
You grown? I know you groan
When I'm in you, I feel home
We in the house of love, no lie
Appreciate you more as time goes by
When it's truly true, it don't die
I see you in L.A., I see you in N.Y
I see you in the A, I see you in the Chi
I hear you when JAY still make the song cry
Truthfully, I wanna rhyme like common sense
You the one that gave me that confidence
You the one that told me 'bout consciousness
And said see beyond my metropolis
You put the booga-booga loop, pop lockin' this
We too far, ain't no stoppin' this (We're too far, now)
Who knew? Who knew that we would take it this far?
I, I love you, so just be who you are
Who knew? Who knew that we would take it this far?
I, I love you, so just be who you are
[Verse 2: Common]
Here, here, here, here, here, here we go
They say that, that love makes you grow
You've been sen-sen-sensational
Instrume-e-intational
In my life, you've been vocal
But at times, I felt like I didn't know you
Now I know you had to grow too
And experience life so you can know you
We all change, for what it's worth
You an angel and still down to earth
In many ways you like my religion
When no one else did, to me you listen
Gangstas, gods, you hugged and kiss 'em
No matter, you stayed in my system
Your eyes glisten, you talk vision of partyin'
And gettin' people out of prison
Through the struggle you taught us to Nipsey Hussle
That's why we all love you
Who knew? Who knew that we would take it this far?
I, I love you, so just be who you are
Who knew? Who knew that we would take it this far?
I, I love you, so just be who you are
[Verse 3: Common]
You gave me a voice in the world
It's been hard to choose another girl
They trip when you mumble, they trip when you sing
But you gave us a chance to dream
In young thugs, you see a future
You recognize little uzi ain't here to shoot ya
At 21, you knew I was savage
But you said, "Common, you will never be average"
It's a cold world, we need JAY
If you could dot com, you could dot K
You rock two chains, keep your mind free
You see a Malcolm X in a YG
You told me I'm the mane like Gucci
With a chance to rap and make movies
You gave mills to the meek, to inherit the Earth
Before me too, you said, "Ladies first"
Things get rocky, you there ASAP
Rocky or Ferg, you there to swerve
I want you to get the love you deserve
My will made it on a mic' with words
With no name, I was a hard MC
Love and hip-hop, on some Cardi B
Now you a part of me, creatin' Tyler style
A future ain't odd to see
Free spirit, with young will like Jaden
When I see you, you never agin'
Made in America, for the world to see
You everybody's but you my girl to me
I'm forever yours, to the tic-toc
I'm still talking 'bout you, hip-hop
Who knew? Who knew that we would take it this far?
I, I love you so just be who you are
Who knew? Who knew that we would take it this far?
I, I love you so just be who you are
[Outro: Common & Daniel Caesar]
Uh-uh, uh-uh
Yeah, yeah, we keep, uh
We keep, yeah, uh-uh, we keep
Yeah, keep, uh, we-we keep, uh
We, uh, ke-ke-keep, uh
We, ke-ke-keep, uh
We, we ke-ke-keep
I-I ke-ke-keep it on
Ke-ke-ke-keep it on
Yo, let's, let's, let's go up
Yeah, we-we go up, yeah
Let's, let's, let's go up, woah
We-we-we-we go up, uh
Let's, let's, let's go up, uh
We-we-we-we go up, yeah
Let's, let's, let's go up, uh
We-we-we-we go up, uh
About
“HER Love” is the third song in a trilogy of songs by Common. The first song, “I Used to Love H.E.R.” released in 1995 and the second, “The Next Chapter (Still Love H.E.R.)” released in 2013. In all three songs, Common tells a love story about “HER,” when he is actually discussing a story about his love for hip-hop.
“I Used to Love H.E.R.” has been an important song in Common’s discography. In 2007 Kanye West produced and featured in the single “I Still Love H.E.R.” by the Teriyaki Boyz, and Murs created an updated version in 2010 with 9th Wonder called “I Used to Luv H.E.R. (Again).”
Q&A
Find answers to frequently asked questions about the song and explore its deeper meaning
Those artists man, they’re talented and bring a lot to the culture. They’re advancing, moving things forward, expressing hip-hop in new ways. I wanted to honor them, give respect to them. Acknowledge them. I wanted to say “hey man, I respect and honor y’all.” To me, hip-hop is always about self-expression. Like “man, who are you?” Everybody I mentioned, I respect on that level.
— Common, Okayplayer, 2019
My manager Derek [Dudley] and my lady were both like “man, you need to rhyme to a J Dilla beat.” My lady played this one J Dilla beat that’s already out. She’s like “this break part right here, listen. You would kill that!” We were drinking, it was around my birthday. I said “Kareem listen to this, what do you think about this?” Kareem’s like ”Dilla made that for you.” That hit me. I’m like “aw man, this is OK.” Almost as if Dilla’s spirit was like “it’s cool, bro go do It.” Especially with this song paying homage to hip-hop over a Dilla beat.
— Common, Okayplayer, 2019
Common told Okayplayer that it was between H.E.R. and Daniel Caesar he wanted on this song.
It needed to be somebody who could stay in a vibe. What made me even more excited to have Daniel Caesar was he knew about Jay Dee. He knew about Dilla, and he knew about “I Used To Love H.E.R.” too. … That touched me, I was like “this is the right person.” He vibed that joint out. I just felt good.
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