IRL Album Lyrics by Mahalia

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Ready

Yeah

You thought I was finished
You thought time was up, secretly I did too (yeah)
Two years I been missin'
Left you with an album, now look at this, I made two (yeah)
Huh (that's true)
Tryna stay stable, it's hard when I'm tryna keep my place at the table, yeah
No matter how I'm feeling, gotta take a minute to celebrate my winnings, yeah (oh, oh)
Mmh, yeah, yeah

From now on I know I can take what comes my way
And nobody can take that from me
I'm listening to my own voice only, only, oh
Over time people gonna try come and take my place
But nobody can take that from me
'Cause I gave you the music your soul needs
Oh, yeah

Ooh, rock it, rock it, rock it, you
Cannot stop it, stop it, huh
Rock it, rock it, rock it, you
Cannot stop it, huh
Ready

Take your time, you never know
You put in work, you gon' see it grow
There's gon' be highs, there's gon' be lows
But it all makes sense when you see the show
What you feel inside, give it to the world
And when they take you in, ain't a better feeling, no
Forget the guys who don't make you feel at home
They think they're higher, but what they really doing though?

(Running out of pages)
I'm running out of pages, yeah
Radha telling me to go harder (give it to that)
I'm givin' it for real, no cut corners (corners)
(Running out of pages)
I'm running out of space, yes, I'm running out of space (space)
Similar to my mother and father
I wrote this with the help of my lover (oh)

I know the feeling, you gotta read it
You gotta see it to believe it
Believe you're achieving what you been reaching for
You're not defeated by your demons
I know the feeling, you gotta read it
You gotta see it to believe it
Believe you're achieving what you been reaching for
You're not defeated by your demons

Rock it, rock it, rock it, you (ooh, yeah)
Cannot stop it, stop it, no
Rock it, rock it, rock it, you
Cannot stop it, stop it, huh (oh)
Rock it, rock it, rock it, you
Cannot stop it, stop it, no
Rock it, rock it, rock it, you
Cannot stop it, yeah, ready

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In My Bag

Ooh, tell me how you feel about it, uh
But don't make a big deal about it
You could be makin' moves instead of talking 'bout it
You could be walking 'bout it, you could be doin' it too
You give me the wheel, I'll drive it
Give me the lemons, I'll make you a glass of lemonade, okay
Know that's how you feel about it

Just 'cause I'm in my bag, in my bag, in my bag
You shouldn't feel bad, don't feel bad, don't feel bad
You know it's a wrap, it's a wrap, it's a wrap
When I'm in my bag, in my bag, in my bag
Yeah, I'm in my bag, in my bag, in my bag
Just because I can, yes, I can, yes, I can
They don't understand, I'm the man, yes, I am
When I'm in my bag, in my bag, in my bag
In my bag, in my bag, in my-

Only gonna watch
Watchin' me from the sidelines
Only when I'm up
You tryna be by my side
This I know 'cause I've seen it before, so
Don't you go 'cause I just wanna talk but
Please, don't interrupt, it ain't up to me, nah
I can't fill your cup
I don't think I got the litres
This I know 'cause I poured and poured
Yes, I poured and poured but
I can't do shit for you if you can't even choose your cereal, haha
Really though, ha
Serious, haha
Haha, haha

Ooh, tell me how you feel about it, uh
But don't make a big deal about it
You could be makin' moves instead of talking 'bout it
You could be walking 'bout it, you could be doin' it too
You give me the wheel, I'll drive it
Give me the lemons, I'll make you a glass of lemonade, okay
Know that's how you feel about it

Just 'cause I'm in my bag, in my bag, in my bag
You shouldn't feel bad, don't feel bad, don't feel bad
You know it's a wrap, it's a wrap, it's a wrap
When I'm in my bag, in my bag, in my bag
Yeah, I'm in my bag, in my bag, in my bag
Just because I can, yes, I can, yes, I can
They don't understand, I'm the man, yes, I am
When I'm in my bag, in my bag, in my bag
In my bag, in my bag, in my-

No, we ain't the same
I came from where you came
But look at me, I did it, went and made a change
I been up, down and 'round now I'm reachin' highs
Now that I'm in my bag, you can't take what's mine
'Cause I've been at it since a baby, now it's my time
Don't know why you're fixated on my life
Tell me what you're doin' for your own grind?
Got you tongue-tied, you ain't blockin' my shine, yeah (yeah, yeah)

Ooh, tell me how you feel about it, uh
But don't make a big deal about it
You could be makin' moves instead of talking 'bout it
You could be walking 'bout it, you could be doin' it too
You give me the wheel, I'll drive it
Give me the lemons, I'll make you a glass of lemonade, okay
Know that's how you feel about it

Just 'cause I'm in my bag, in my bag, in my bag
You shouldn't feel bad, don't feel bad, don't feel bad
You know it's a wrap, it's a wrap, it's a wrap (hey)
When I'm in my bag, in my bag, in my bag
Yeah, I'm in my bag, in my bag, in my bag
Just because I can, yes, I can, yes, I can (can)
They don't understand, I'm the man, yes, I am
When I'm in my bag, in my bag, in my bag
In my bag, in my bag, in my-

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Terms and Conditions

If you want my love
Then let's discuss
The man you're required to be
If you tell me lies
You get three strikes
There's no coming back, boy please
And if you look at her
Consider bridges burned
You could call it petty, but see
If you want the position
These are my terms and conditions, yeah yeah yeah

Hey, hello, hi
How you doing, boy?
Yeah, I'm doing fine
Said you wanna be something in my life
Baby, are you sure you wanna cross that line?
My girls gotta vet it (yeah)
There's rules in place
If you wanna play the game
Then you don't get to stay
My head is where my heart is
My heart is somewhere safe

This is how it has to be (yeah)
Look at what they did to me
None of those late nights crying alone 'bout you like that (like that, like that)
Exit strategy plan, I ain't afraid to use and that's facts (that's facts)
I ain't afraid to lose you, that's that (yeah)

If you want my love
Then let's discuss
The man you're required to be
If you tell me lies
You get three strikes
There's no coming back, boy please
If you look at her
Consider bridges burned
You could call it petty, but see
If you want the position
These are my terms and conditions, yeah yeah

F*ck around if you wanna see a magic trick
One second I'm here then poof, I'm gone
You can think about it on the last train home
Rest assured I ain't pressed, I ain't stressed about it
Matter of fact I'm in a dress about it
Ice-cold with the step, 'cause I iced you out of it
You're walking away and I like the sound of it

This is how it has to be (yeah, yeah, yeah, baby)
Look at what they did to me
None of those late nights crying alone 'bout you like that (like that, like that)
Exit strategy plan I ain't afraid to use and that's facts (that's facts)
I ain't afraid to lose you, that's that (yeah)

If you want my love
Then lets discuss
The man you're required to be
If you tell me lies
You get three strikes
There's no coming back, boy please
If you look at her
Consider bridges burned
You could call it petty but see
If you want the position
These are my terms and conditions, yeah yeah

(If you want my love)
Baby, if you want my love (if you want, baby)
Don't you lie, boy, bye-bye
(If you look at her)
Yeah baby, if you look at her (oh)
I won't say a word, no
Don't you get it?
I'll cut you off and I won't regret it
(Yeah, yeah)

If you want my love
Then lets discuss
The man you're required to be
And if you tell me lies
You get three strikes
There's no coming back, boy, please
If you look at her
Consider bridges burned
You could call it petty but see
If you want the position
These are my terms and conditions, yeah yeah yeah (baby)

You could call it petty but see, if you- (huh, yeah)
Yeah yeah
Terms and conditions ('ditions, yeah)
If you want the position

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In My Head

Could it have been painless?
Is a question I think about all the time (yeah)
Still I don't know what I was thinking, no
When I let you into my life, oh

I know it wasn't worth it, but I did it anyway
I couldn't say the words to your face
So I wrote 'em down instead
I wanna remember it as it was
And forget about what it's been, yeah
And keep that memory inside of my head

I wanna leave it alone but I don't know if I can (yeah, I wanna leave it alone, but)
If only you had never done wrong, you could always be right in my head
I wanna leave it alone, I don't know if I can (yeah, I wanna leave it alone, but)
If only I was where you belong, you could always stay right in my head

And I can't help but reminisce
Ignoring all the things you did wrong
Building you a door in my wall
Can we just go back to when you were the one
That fell for me, wanted me
Are you still that one?

I know it wasn't worth it, but I did it anyway
I couldn't say the words to your face
So I wrote 'em down instead
I wanna remember it as it was
And forget about what it's been
Yeah, yeah
And keep that memory inside of my head

I wanna leave it alone, but I don't know if I can (yeah, I wanna leave it alone, but)
If only you had never done wrong, you could always be right in my head
I wanna leave it alone, I don't know if I can (yeah, I wanna leave it alone, but)
If only I was where you belong, you could always stay right in my head

It's out of my control, no, I can't change you
If only you knew how hard it's been for me to shake you
It's out of my control, no, I can't change you (no, I can't change you)
If only you knew how hard it's been for me to shake you (shake you, shake you)

Head, I wanna leave it alone but I don't know if I can (yeah, I wanna leave it alone, but)
If only you had never done wrong, you could always be right in my head
I wanna leave it alone, I don't know if I can, yeah (yeah, I wanna leave it alone, but)
If only I was where you belong, you could always stay right in my head

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Cheat

Once a cheat always a cheat
Once a cheat always a cheat

You swear you're innocent but that's not the case
You've got that guilt written all over your face
You busy body, you can't stay in one place
You were out romancing and now you're asking for one more chance

I'ma give you one more
One more minute
Get up out here
Take all your shit
I'm about to reach my limit
Boy, please, oh

Tell me that girl is just a friend
Make me believe in you and then
You do it again
You hurt me again and again, oh

Once a cheat always a cheat, yeah
That's why I don't believe in what you're saying to me , uh
Oh no, no, no
Once a cheat always a cheat, oh
I shoulda used my mind, I shoulda left you last time

Oh, did you really think I wouldn't find out
'Bout all your late-night escapades on the town?
(Yes, I know)
What happened, you said you'd be holding me down? (Me down)
'Cause you call a man your lover but there's others doing that
My love is not a record
I'm not tryna run it back

One more, one more minute
Get up out here
Take all your shit
I'm about to reach my limit
Boy, please, oh

Tell me that girl is just a friend (go 'head)
Make me believe in you and then
You do it again
You hurt me again and again

Once a cheat always a cheat
That's why I don't believe in what you're saying to me
Oh no, no, no
Once a cheat always a cheat
I shoulda used my mind, I shoulda left you last time

I (I) just can't believe
You'd cheat on me (on me)
Tell me one thing
Was it worth it, baby?
'Cause it's over, I'm never looking back now
It's the past, what we had is ruined
It's time that I focus on me
So I threw out your stuff, 'cause your ass for the streets

Once a cheat always a cheat (always a cheat, oh-oh)
That's why I don't believe in what you're saying to me (yeah, yeah)
Oh no, no, no
Once a cheat always a cheat
I shoulda used my mind, I shoulda left you last time

Shoulda left you last time
Always, baby, oh
Once a cheat, always a- always a cheat
Baby

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November

Don't wanna close my eyes for a minute
'Cause I miss you every time I go to sleep
And dreaming's not as good as life with you in it, uh
So I lie awake and try not to blink

I can offer you my word (offer you)
I'll love you even if you hurt me and you might
Yeah, you might
I'll keep a picture of you in my purse (in my purse)
In case you leave me on this earth
'Cause you might
Yeah, you might

I'll be right there 'til the flame turns to an ember
I'll be right there until you can't remember
How we met that winter night back in November (yeah)
I'll be right there, I'll be right there forever

(Ooh)
I'm in love (I'm in love)
I'll admit it
This feeling runs deep in my soul
And they said we wouldn't last (wouldn't last)
But we did it (we did it, babe)
You're my angel, your light guides me home

I just wanna see you shine
I'll love you 'til the end of time
And I'll write it, yes, I'll write it
In every verse and every line
To let the world know that you're mine
Girl, don't fight it
Girl, don't fight

I'll be right there 'til the flame turns to an ember
I'll be right there until you can't remember (I'll be right there)
How we met that winter night back in November (that winter night)
I'll be right there, I'll be right there

I pray things never change
And I hope you feel the same
'Cause I could never imagine seeing better days without you
I'll hold your heart to share the weight
I'll be there to take the pain away
Yeah, I'll be right-

I'll be right there 'til the flame turns to an ember
I'll be right there until you can't remember (I'll be right there)
How we met that winter night back in November (that winter night)
I'll be right there, I'll be right there forever (I'll be right there)
I'll be right there 'til the flame turns to an ember
I'll be right there until you can't remember, babe
How we met that winter night back in November
I'll be right there, I'll be right there forever

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Hey Stranger

I don't like when you say, "Hey, stranger"
'Cause every woman knows what that means
You just came out of another bad break up
And now you want me to be your in-between

Well, tell me in between what?
What were you thinking when you woke me up?
You must've been drinking liquor
Sent the text in the night
Oh, that's a trigger and you know why

So young man in the Nikes (young man)
Don't tell me that you like me again
I don't want you to lie to me (I don't want it, babe)
Pretend to start something you know is gonna end
Young man in the white tee (white tee, white tee)
I don't wanna be here again (no)
You can't have my love for free (you can't have)
And then decide in the morning we're just friends again

Oh
No, no, no, no, no

Tell me why it's always six months or something
Just like clockwork, tick-tock, you come running
And now you're missing me, missing me, baby
And you wish you were kissing me
But it's not how this is gonna go
This time, I let you in my home too many times
And though I'd like to let you back into my life
Oh, that's a trigger and you know why

So young man in the Nikes (young man)
Don't tell me that you like me again (oh)
I don't want you to lie to me (I don't want it, babe)
Pretend to start something you know is gonna end
Young man in the white tee (white tee, white tee)
I don't wanna be here again (no)
You can't have my love for free (you can't have)
And then decide in the morning we're just friends again

Oh
Oh no, no, no, no
Oh no, no, no, no, no, yeah yeah
Yeah
No, baby
No, no, no, no, no

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Isn't It Strange

I spend so much time on the phone
I spend so much time on the internet
Talkin' to people that I don't really know, huh
Say I love my own company but I don't really spend enough time on my own
Never alone but I'm always lonely
Never at home 'cause I ain't really homely
Tryna keep it real but I feel like a phony

Say I love my mom but I don't call her
Say I work hard, I could work harder
Say I'm always tired but I stay up late
Don't even drive and I want a Range
Isn't that strange?
I don't like you but care what you say
Got ten tattoos and I hate the pain
Never loved that man but I still stayed
Isn't that strange (that I can make a nice diss of myself?)
So isn't it strange (that I don't feel to ever do better?)

Tonight I'm in this party (party)
And everybody's drinkin' liquor, thinkin' I know that this bill isn't on me
Yeah, they know, they know, that I would never let them pay
No matter what my bank account say
'Cause I don't wanna feel no way about it
I don't wanna give complaints about it ('bout it), about it ('bout it)
'Cause truth is, I would never come to a place like this (no)
There's a lot of other things that I miss, yeah
I miss, I miss
Goin' for a late night dance
In a little unknown bar
Somewhere I don't need my car with me
Somewhere I could have my mom with me (with me, with me), with me

Say I love my mom but I don't call her (yeah)
Say I work hard, I could work harder (yeah)
Say I'm always tired but I stay up late
Don't even drive and I want a Range
Isn't that strange? (Isn't that strange? Haha)
I don't like you but care what you say
Got ten tattoos and I hate the pain
Never loved that man but I still stayed
Isn't that strange (that I can make a nice diss of myself?)
So isn't it strange (that I don't feel to ever do better?)

Yeah, isn't it strange? Isn't it strange? Huh?
Bank account low, I just bought a Bottega
I don't like hate so f*ck a hater
Tell 'em I'm fine, I don't feel great
Say I'm on time and I show up late
Isn't that strange?
I don't like you but care what you say
Need someone new but I hate change
I love my city but I ran away
Isn't that strange?
Isn't it? Isn't it strange, strange, strange?
Isn't it? Isn't it strange, strange?

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It's Not Me, It's You

Uh, uh, yeah, uh
Oh, no-no, no-no, no-no, babe
Uh, yeah

Crazy
If I had a penny for all the times a man nearly made me crazy (huh)
Well, heck I'd be a millionaire by now
Maybe even as early as a baby
From the classroom to the break time
Kiss chase in the playground
Hoping that he picks me in Heads Down, Thumbs Up
He don't show no love
It don't change when you grow up
Just physical, still no love

Men will always love the chase, yeah
They still wanna kiss you and then run away (kiss you and run away)
Ain't nothing changed if it's always the same
Then it can't be me to blame

How long am I gonna pretend that I'm the one who's gotta improve? (Gotta improve)
You know the saying, "It's not you, it's me"
Well, I got news, it's not me, it's you
How long am I gonna pretend that I'm the one who's gotta improve? (Gotta improve)
You know the saying, "It's not you, it's me"
Well, I got news, it's not me, it's, it's not me, it's

You
Yes, it's you, boy, I figured it out
All this time I beat around the bush but now you're bringin' it out of me
True
You really started every fight
Always in the right
If you stop all your lies
With me, that set me free (yeah)
I learned to see clearly
What's right and wrong, you had me forgettin'
It's nice to know that movin' on, I'm not the one to blame

How long am I gonna pretend that I'm the one who's gotta improve? (Gotta improve)
You know the saying, "It's not you, it's me"
Well, I got news, it's not me, it's you
How long am I gonna pretend that I'm the one who's gotta improve? (Gotta improve)
You know the saying, "It's not you, it's me"
Well, I got news, it's not me, it's, it's not me, it's

Crazy
That you lucked up when you found me
You makin' it seem like you, really tryna play me (ayy, yeah)
Like you wasn't the one, who
Blew the fling out, like a smokin' gun
I let you in, you made it clear
That I wasn't the issues, baby, you got some shit to deal with
Promise I don't feel a way
And it's probably 'cause I'm not the one to blame

How long am I gonna pretend that I'm the one who's gotta improve? (Who's gotta improve)
You know the saying, "It's not you, it's me"
Well, I got news, it's not me, it's you, ooh-ooh
How long am I gonna pretend that I'm the one who's gotta improve? (Gotta improve)
You know the saying, "It's not you, it's me"
Well, I got news, it's not me, it's, it's not me, it's you

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Wassup

Baby, don't play with me
Or I'll show you what I mean
When I say that I am not the one (I am not the one)
Yeah, yeah
You've been puttin' lies in my head
Then you come and lie in my bed
Don't you think it's my time to have some fun? (Fun)

Tequila with no chaser
I might beat my face up
Thought you had me love locked down
But I'm out on bad behavior
I hope I see you out tonight
'Cause you gave me this appetite
Don't be naïve, if you make me, I might (I might)

Let everybody say what's up
Let 'em take a sip of my cup
I might still be with him when the lights up (yeah)
Maybe let him take me home in his truck (oh, yes)
And you can't do a thing (not a thing) about it
No, not a thing (not a thing) about it (yeah, uh, ha, yeah)

I bet you kickin' yourself (I bet you kickin' yourself)
Huh, messed around and you found out
Just the way that I felt
Wonderin' if you're gonna keep me around now
How'd you live with yourself? (How'd you live with yourself?)
You made a good girl go bad now
Just to let down who let me down (down)

Tequila with no chaser (chaser)
I might beat my face up (face up)
Thought you had me love locked down
But I'm out on bad behavior
I hope I see you out tonight
'Cause you gave me this appetite
Don't be naïve, if you make me, I might (I might)

Let everybody say what's up (what's up? What's up? Yeah)
(Maybe) let 'em take a sip of my cup (ayy, yeah, ayy, yeah)
I might still be with him when the lights up
Maybe let him take me home in his truck
And you can't do a thing (not a thing) about it, uh
No, not a thing (thing) about it
And you can't do a thing about it, yeah
No, not a thing (thing, yeah) about it, yeah, uh, yeah

Look
One thing I never been was a hater
Boots kinda big but you was workin' those Bottegas
Help me out
Tell me are we kissin' or we chasin' validation from a stranger?
When we could've been amazin', yeah, I know I f*cked up, my fault
Yeah, I did that
I just got home but you're plottin' on your get back
It's a "ladies, leave your man at home" kind of night
Heart attack, if you're checkin' her phone kinda of night
Wait, tell me what it is or what it isn't
What I did or what I didn't
Maybe you could be forgiven, probably, no
Casamigos sippin', takin' shots like Scottie Pippen
You know she ain't 'bout to miss you when there's ballers in the club
Hair done, nails done, got plenty of groupie of love
You ain't gotta speak, that dress do what it does, mm
Lookin' for better, what's better than what it was? (Yeah, uh, yeah)
You know my body, now, baby, tell me what's up, huh?

Could've been your Mrs., could've been your mistress
Still won't love me back
Always there to listen, never talk your business (yeah, yeah)
Still don't love me back
First thing on your hitlist (yeah), last thing on your wishlist
Still don't love me back
You stay bein' distant
'Cause I see in the distance, somebody wanna say what's up
Uh

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Lose Lose

I don't like the way you sound
When you say that to me
You can't tell me what is and isn't allowed
When your tone's off key
'Cause boy, we've been here before
And I know where it leads
Leads to a place we outta tune with each other
The last things that we wanna hear is one another's voices

And then it gets too late to apologize
You're too hard to recognize
And we're too far gone to minimize the damage
We've been 'round and 'round this a thousand times
We're like two ships passin' in the night
Always getting more than we can manage

I don't wanna lose you
I don't wanna have to choose me over you
'Cause baby, that's a lose lose
If you could just be open with me
Tell me what you hope this could be
It's your opportunity

565 days together, but who's counting?
And we've been fighting every other day together
You say, "Who's counting?"
I am (yeah)
I'm tryna find the blessings, yeah
Among the curses, baby
I am
Asking now to find a way to make it work

When it's too late to apologize
You're too hard to recognize
And we're too far gone to minimize the damage, baby
We've been 'round and 'round this a thousand times
We're like two ships passin' in the night
Always getting more than we can manage

I don't wanna lose you
I don't wanna have to choose me over you
'Cause baby, that's a lose lose
If you could just be open with me
Tell me what you hope this could be
It's your opportunity

In this phase, my heart is leadin'
And it rules my belief system
As I try to adjust to the idea of life without you in it
I don't know if that's winnin' or losin', ah
Right now, all I know is

I don't wanna lose you, yeah, yeah
I don't wanna have to choose me over you (no)
'Cause baby, that's a lose lose
(That's a lose lose, that's a lose lose)
If you could just be open with me
Tell me what you hope this could be
It's your opportunity

Yeah, yeah, yeah
Well, here it is, baby
I put my cards on the table, baby
Ooh-ooh
And now, the ball's in your court, baby

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Goodbyes

It's only been a week
Since you've said I wasn't the one, huh
But it feels like more
'Cause without you
Time don't fly, it don't even run

Why, why, why?
Is this all I am to you? Is this all I am? A goodbye?
Why, why, why?
After everything we've been through
Is this how it ends? With a goodbye?
Just a thing of the past, the thing that you leave behind

Just a thing that you leave
Unless you didn't mean it
Say what you mean
I'll be there if you provide that for me
You don't need to be sad or sorry
I need an answer, I'm right here
I need it, I'm dyin', baby

Gave you the best of me
And you got the better of me, baby
Took your insecurities and now they're mine (uh, yeah)
Now they're mine
I was never shy but you made me wanna hide, baby
To keep you on my side and that's not right, so

Why, why, why?
Is this all I am to you? Is this all I am? A goodbye?
Why, why, why?
After everything we've been through
Is this how it ends? With a goodbye?

Time doesn't heal all wounds
I don't care what they say (I don't care what they say)
When it's me and you, I can make my own rules
The rules that we play by (the rules that we play)
But I won't let myself ever play the fool
If it's you who I'm fooled by
So I need an answer
I need it, I'm dyin', baby

Gave you the best of me
And you got the better of me, baby
Took your insecurities and now they're mine (uh, yeah)
Now they're mine
I was never shy but you made me wanna hide, baby
To keep you on my side and that's not right, so

Why, why, why? (Why, why, why, why?)
Is this all I am to you? (Yeah) Is this all I am? A goodbye? (A goodbye?)
Why, why, why? (Why?)
After everything we've been through (we've been through)
Is this how it ends? (Huh?) With a goodbye?

With a goodbye

(I'm dyin', baby)
(I need it, I'm dyin', baby)
(I need it, I'm dyin', baby)
Yeah, it's only been a week, huh
Oh, oh
It's only been a week, oh, oh-oh
With a goodbye? Goodbye?

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IRL

Yeah
Oh no, no
Yeah, uh

They say it takes ten years to make a girl get bigger
Then another ten to secure your position
At least for me, this is my story and my vision
Maybe I should tell you how I started this mission

Thirteen with a big dream
Of bein' in a big scene, in a big city
Singin' songs that they sing with me
I love it when you sing with me, huh
Small town so we moved out
Mama drove me around to different crowds
That she promised one day would sing to me
I love it when you sing to me, yeah

I, I just wanna see in real life
What it is I see when I close my eyes
I just wanna see, I just wanna (yeah)
I, I just wanna be in real life
What I choose to be when I'm in my mind
I just wanna be, I just wanna

2017, made a couple videos
Took me a while, but they took me on the road, yeah, haha
"Now that I am sober," yeah
Well, all you really need is somebody who believes in you
One into three and three multiplies easy
Don't get me wrong, no, this was never easy
'Cause I remember when

I was thirteen with a big dream
Of bein' in a big scene, in a big city
Singin' songs that they sing with me, yeah
I love it when you sing with me, huh
Small town, so we moved out
Mama drove me around to different crowds
That she promised one day would sing to me
I love it when you sing to me, yeah

I, I just wanna see in real life (real life)
What it is I see when I close my eyes (yeah)
I just wanna see, I just wanna (yeah)
I (yeah), I just wanna be in real life (real life)
What I choose to be when I'm in my mind (yeah)
I just wanna be, I just wanna (yeah, uh, yeah)
I, I just wanna see in real life (yeah)
What it is I see when I close my eyes
I just wanna see, I just wanna
I just wanna see, yeah, yeah, no, no
I just wanna be in real life (real life)
What I choose to be when I'm in my mind (yeah)
I just wanna be, I just wanna, huh

Yeah-yeah, yeah-yeah-yeah
No, no, no, oh, oh-oh
Ayy, ayy, ayy

So my last piece of advice
You better decide
Who you gonna take to the sky with you
As you go up, up
Some people gonna tug, tug, tug you down
They don't really wanna ride with you
And we can't afford to let them man around
They only wanna touch up, up on your crown