Lyrics:

There it is
Walkin' down the street one day yeah
doin' nothin'
saw this woman
really somethin'
i say this woman
so fine
i want you bay... bay yeah
to be mine
you got potential
in my life
you got potential
in my life yeah
(sax solo)
Beautiful woman
i got you now
at least you got me bay... bay, yeah
any how
cause you got potential
in my life
you got potential
in my life
potential
potential
potential
in my life
(spoken)
jimmy:
the word's potential
p - o -t - e - n - t - i - a - l
no matter how fast you say it
how slow you say it
swiftly
slowly
it still means the same thing
potential
if she's got potential
grab her
it's a funny word, potential
elwood?

elwood:
yeah?
Jimmy:
how would you say p - o - t - e - n - t - i - a - l?
Elwood:
'tential!
Jimmy:
'cuse me... what happen to the p, baby?
Elwood:
alright
potential
Jimmy:
langdon?
landon's pretty junior here
langdon?
how would you say p - o - t - e - n - t - i - a - l?
Langdon:
po - tential
Jimmy:
you went to church on me, baby.
Langdon:
potential
potential
Jimmy:
already, hey douglas?
Douglas:
yeah, baby?
Jimmy:
would you say p - o - t - e - n - t - i - a - l for me?
Douglas singing:
you go po.ten.ti.a.l
Jimmy:
ray charles on me, huh?
ray charles, you out there?
let me her you say it, huh?
Whah wha whah wha whah...
Jimmy:
gerald?
Gerald:
yes?
Jimmy:
gerald elliott is... is a bit subdued
Gerald:
i am?
Jimmy:
very cool
Gerald:
i am.
Jimmy:
hey gerald...
Gerald:
yes?
Jimmy:
...if i were to say p - o - t - e - n - t - i - a - l, what would that spell?
Gerald:
possibility
Jimmy:
wait a minute, baby, i didn't ask for webster's meaning.
Gerald:
you didn't?
Jimmy:
are you sayin' that potential and possibility are synonyms?
Gerald:
ah, possibly.
Jimmy:
heavy, heavy, heavy, heavy, heavy. heavy... let's go down south, north carolina, hey jefferey
Jefferey:
yeah?
Jimmy:
jefferey miles grimes is from north carolina, hey, jefferey, put a little drawl on it for me.
Jefferey:
ah-rite.
Jimmy:
p - o - t - e - n - t - i - a - l spells?
Jefferey:
poh-ten-shawl
Jimmy:
poooooh, edgar allen poe - tential. hah! your poooh ass, i think, hah, potential. no matter how you say it, though, p - o - t - e - n - t - i - a - l says potential, potential, potential, possibilities, it doesn't matter... potential... oh ah whaw wha ahhhyee.
Potential