Punish Me Lyrics
I was the luckiest man on Earth, my wisdom was worth
Any purse but had a curse that hurt worse than giving birth
My first verse explains some of the games she was playing
I'm blaming myself 'cause in my wealth was where her pain would haven
Behaving like a money-hungry hooker
Funny how the money took her from a average honey to a stunning looker
I look back and reminisce how we used to kiss and smash hips in the GS I bought her last Christ'
She got too big for her britches but The Bridge is Over
Not the one in Queens, I mean the one she dreaming wasn't sober
Told her how I felt, gassed me when she cried for help
Supplied the guilt trip and I was whipped without a fucking belt
I felt stupid, Cupid struck me with a poison arrow
Should have drowned you when I found you crushing in my boy's Camaro
I didn't bother but you probably find your lover dead
You robbed me of my honor, "
You "ain't shit" like my mother said
[Chorus: Miss Jones]
Come back, come back, come back, come back to me
Punisher, punish me
I've been so bad, so bad
Won't you come back, please?
[Verse 2: Big Pun]
Nah, baby, I'm not gonna be able to do it, you blew it
Threw it all the way 'cause you was stupid, girl, why'd you do it?
I might of knew it by the way you gave me a baby
Then left a day before I ever saw the son that God made me
It's hard, maybe we can make amends, be friends
We're only hurting all of us for certain by forsaking him
Just take it in, don't even say a word, observe the way you were
Preserve these words so you won't play the herb
Ever again, never pretend that he doesn't have a father
I'm always there and you don't wanna bother
I honor my word on my father's grave
Guide him through his hardest age so he can thrive and survive in these modern days
I wanna raise my little man but you keep resisting
I'm insisting you chill for real before you come up missing
Listen, I don't wanna fight, I'd rather do what's right
A boy needs a father, that's the most important part of his life
Come back, come back, come back, come back to me
Punisher, punish me
I've been so bad, so bad
Won't you come back? (Come back, baby)
Come back, come back, come back, come back to me
Punisher, punish me
I've been so bad, so bad
Won't you come back, please?
[Verse 3: Big Pun (Miss Jones)]
I gave you everything, love letters and sweaters with leather seams
Feathered wings and rings with emeralds right out of Geraldine's
Several dreams of cream fulfilled, the green Deville
Cadillac to mack, matter fact redeemed to bill
I mean for real, I ain't playing, mami
How you wanna stay Armani fresh, giving the next nigga my punani?
You want me back 'cause he hit it wrong, now you wanna get it on
With the Long Don, word is bond, my shit is strong
(Come back) Girl, don't even start again, I beg your pardon
And get your hands off my six-button Cardigan
'Cause ain't no love lost between us far as I'm concerned
Please leave, cut that busted weave I've been dying to burn
Go buy a perm, try and earn some respect
It's better to have loved and lost than to live with regret
Come back (Come back, baby) to me
I want you to
[Chorus: Miss Jones]
Come back, come back, come back, come back to me
Punisher, punish me
I've been so bad, so bad
Won't you come back?
Come back, come back, come back, come back to me
Punisher, punish me
I've been so bad, so bad
Won't you come back?
[Outro: Miss Jones]
To me, yeah, yeah
Alright, don't go, no
Ohhh, mmmm
Yeah, take my hand and punish me
Mmm, been so bad, come punish me, yeah
Take my hand and punish me, oh yeah
Been so bad, come punish me, oh, oh, oh
About
“Punish Me” finds Pun speaking on a relationship gone wrong with an immoral woman. He performed this song in a Season Four episode of singer Brandy’s sitcom Moesha.
Singer Miss Jones spoke about her involvement in the track during an interview with XXL magazine in 2004:
It was a very warm session. I had been friends with Joey for years, since he was on Relativity Records and I was a receptionist there. I had fun. I stayed there pretty much all night. […] Pun was there and he was very hands-on with all the production. They appreciated the value of a singer. They didn’t just want me humming, sounding stupid and off-key. They appreciated it.
Fat Joe also talked about the inspiration behind this song’s creation:
I said, ‘We need to make a song for the bitches, man.’ He didn’t think to do that before. I told him, ‘Yo, we gotta take Biggie’s place.’
Q&A
Find answers to frequently asked questions about the song and explore its deeper meaning
- 1.Intro
- 2.Beware
- 8.Punish Me
- 13.Glamour Life
- 16.I’m Not a Player
- 19.Boomerang
- 20.You Came Up
- 23.Fast Money