Maybe I Deserve
Tank Lyrics

Oh hey hey well well well
Introducing the song, setting the tone

Do you mind if I tell the truth for a second y'all
Asking permission to speak his mind truthfully

Maybe I deserve
Acknowledging that he may deserve certain negative treatment

To wonder who calling so damn late
Feeling suspicious about a late night call

For you to say I'm trippin' it's just a homie from upstate (said it's just a homie)
Being told that there's no need to worry, it's just a friend from out of town

Don't he know it's 1:00 in the morning
Expressing frustration that the call came so late at night

You say it's cool baby it's cool
Being told that everything is fine and not to worry

For you to say he's coming into town ( he wants to see you)
Being informed that a male friend is coming to town to visit

And he's just wondering if you and him can hang out
Finding out that the male friend wants to spend time alone with his partner

I don't like it but I know I gotta trust you
Feeling uncomfortable with the situation but trying to trust his partner

It ain't cool cause I know it's true
Feeling hurt and upset despite trying to trust his partner

For you to go out and find some other guy
Feeling that he may deserve to be cheated on

For you to stay out with him all night
Feeling that he may deserve to be neglected and ignored

For you to do all the things I did to you
Feeling that he may deserve to have the same negative treatment he gave his partner

Maybe I deserve ( oh yeah)
Repeating and reinforcing his belief that he may deserve negative treatment

For you to put on a sexy dress
Feeling suspicious and controlling about his partner's clothing

For me to ask you Who the hell you trying to impress
Questioning his partner's motives for dressing up

For you to laugh it off like it ain't nothing
Feeling that his partner may not take his concerns seriously

I know it's something Maybe just maybe
Acknowledging that his suspicions may be unfounded

To sit a home and wonder where you are
Feeling anxious and worried about his partner's whereabouts

Is he kissing you touching you holding you what
Imagining his partner being intimate with someone else

Take a drink and help ease my mind
Using alcohol to cope with his anxiety and worries

I want to be mad after all those times
Feeling a sense of entitlement to his partner's fidelity due to past good behavior

For me to ask you where you been
Feeling suspicious and controlling of his partner's whereabouts

For you to say I better stop tripping
Being told to stop overreacting and being possessive

To grab your neck until you let me know
Physically threatening his partner to force her to reveal the truth

For you to run crying, crying out the door
Pushing his partner away with his violent behavior

To grab my coat and chase you down the street
Chasing after his partner to continue the argument

To say it ain't you it's my own insecurity
Blaming himself for his behavior and feelings of insecurity

For you to say yes I cheated on you
Hearing his worst fears confirmed, that his partner did cheat on him

I won't care cause after all I put you through I deserve
Feeling that he deserves negative treatment as punishment for his own past behavior

I desrve yeah yeah yeah
Repeating and emphasizing his belief that he deserves negative treatment

To be mistreated sometimes
Feeling that he deserves to be mistreated and abused

To even be lied to sometimes
Feeling that he deserves to be deceived and betrayed

Maybe you should go cheat on me
Encouraging his partner to cheat on him to even the score

Maybe I should sit and wait by the phone
Feeling sad and passive, waiting for his partner to call or return

Cause I paged you about 3 or 4 times
Trying to contact his partner multiple times with no response

Girl I know girl I know I then put you through
Acknowledging that he has caused his partner pain in the past

I then put you through hell
Recognizing that his behavior has been abusive and hurtful

And I don't care
Admitting that he is not truly remorseful about his past behavior

And I deserve
Ending the song with a final affirmation that he deserves negative treatment