I ain't never been the type to try and *** the spotlight We were at the river with some rebels on a hot night Laughin' at my sister as she dazzle in the room Then you walked in and my heart said Tryna catch your eye from the side of the ballroom Everybody dancin' in the bass, top volume Grind to the rhythm as we whine and dine Sayin' to myself, hey, this one's tight Shorty made her way across the room to you And I got nervous thinkin' what she gon' do I'm through, then you look back at me and suddenly I'm Helpless, yeah Look into your eyes and the sky's the limit I'm helpless, baby Down for the count and I'm drownin' in em Helpless, yeah Look into your eyes and the sky's the limit I'm helpless, baby Down for the count and I'm drownin' in em One week later, I'm writin' the letter night and me Now my life gets better, every letter that you write me Laughin' at this girl cause she wants to fold my hair up No, I ain't sharin' Two weeks later in the living room stressin' My father's stone face while you're askin' for his blessing Dyin' inside as you whine and dine And I'm tryin' not to cry cause there's nothin' that your mind can't do My father makes his way across the room to you Panic for a second thinkin' we're through But then he shakes your hand and says be true And you turn back to me smilin' I'm helpless, yeah Look into your eyes and the sky's the limit I'm helpless, baby Down for the count and I'm drownin' in em Helpless, yeah Look into your eyes and the sky's the limit I'm helpless, baby Down for the count and I'm drownin' in em Ashanti, I ain't got a dollar to my name An acre of land, a troop to command A dollar of fame, all I have's my honor A tolerance for pain A couple of college credits in my top notch brain Insane, your family brings out a different side of me Pay and confide to me, Angelica tried to take a bite of me No stress, my love for you is never in doubt We'll get a little place in Queens and we'll figure it out I've been livin' without my family since I was a child My father died, my mama cried, I grew up buckwild But I'll never forget my mother's face, it was real As long as I'm alive, Ashanti, swear to God you'll never feel the same Baby, I'm helpless, yeah Look into your eyes and the sky's the limit I'm helpless, baby Down for the count and I'm drownin' in em Helpless, yeah Look into your eyes and the sky's the limit I'm helpless, baby Down for the count and I'm drownin' in em Baby, I'm So into you