What Goes Around Comes Around
¼Ö˹͡Justin Timberlake Lyrics

Hey, girl, is he everything you wanted in a man?
Is he the perfect match you were searching for?

You know I gave you the world
I gave you everything you wanted and needed.

You had me in the palm of your hand
You held complete control over my heart and emotions.

So why your love went away
Why did you stop loving me?

I just can't seem to understand
I cannot comprehend the reasons why.

Thought it was me and you, babe
I believed we were meant to be together.

Me and you until the end
I thought we would be together forever.

But I guess I was wrong
My expectations and beliefs were incorrect.

Don't want to think about it
I do not want to dwell on it or contemplate what went wrong.

Don't want to talk about it
I do not want to discuss it with you or anyone else.

I'm just so sick about it
I am extremely upset and disturbed about the situation.

Can't believe it's ending this way
I cannot accept that our relationship is coming to an end in this manner.

Just so confused about it
I am unsure and perplexed about what happened.

Feeling the blues about it
I am experiencing sadness and melancholy as a result of the breakup.

I just can't do without ya
I cannot imagine my life without you.

Tell me, is this fair?
Do you believe this is equitable or just?

Is this the way it's really going down?
Is this truly how our relationship is coming to an end?

Should have known better when you came around
I should have realized the potential consequences of being with you.

That you were gonna make me cry
I should have anticipated that you would cause me emotional pain.

It's breaking my heart to watch you run around
Seeing you with someone else is causing me immense emotional distress.

'Cause I know that you're living a lie
I am aware that you are not being truthful or genuine in your actions.

That's okay, baby, 'cause in time you will find
It is alright, because eventually you will realize the consequences of your actions.

What goes around, goes around, goes around
The actions we take will come back to us.

Comes all the way back around
The consequences of our actions will impact us in the future.

Now girl, I remember everything that you claimed
I recall all the things you told me.

You said that you were moving on now
You claimed that you were able to move past our relationship.

And maybe I should do the same
Perhaps I should also attempt to move on.

Funny thing about that is
Ironically,

I was ready to give you my name
I was prepared to commit to you in marriage.

And now it's all just a shame
It is now regrettable and disappointing.

And I guess I was wrong
My decisions and actions were misguided.

Let me paint this picture for you, baby
Allow me to illustrate a situation for you.

You spend your nights alone
You are often by yourself in the evenings.

And he never comes home
He is not present in your life often or consistently.

And every time you call him
Each instance where you attempt to contact him.

All you get is a busy tone
You are unable to reach him, as his line is always busy.

I heard you found out
I am aware that you discovered something.

That he's doing to you what you did to me
He is causing you the same pain and heartbreak that you caused me.

Ain't that the way it goes
Isn't that the typical outcome or scenario?

You cheated, girl
You were unfaithful to me.

My heart bleeded, girl
My heart was wounded and pained by your actions.

So it goes without saying that you left me feeling hurt
It is obvious that your behavior caused me emotional pain and trauma.

Just a classic case scenario
A typical situation that has occurred before.

Tale as old as time girl, you got what you deserved
This is a recurring story where you receive the consequences you deserve.

And now you want somebody
Now you desire someone to fill the void and loneliness in your life.

To cure the lonely nights
To alleviate the sadness and isolation you are feeling.

You wish you had somebody
You desire a companion or partner in your life.

That could come and make it right
Someone who could fix or remedy the current situation.

But girl, I ain't somebody with a lot of sympathy
I am not the person who will empathize with your current situation.

You'll see, see
You will understand this for yourself.

(What goes around comes back around)
(The consequences of our actions will impact us in the future.)

I thought I told ya, hey
I believed I had already warned and informed you.

Because what goes around comes back around
The actions we take will come back to us.