Do for Love
2Pac Lyrics

I shoulda seen you was trouble right from the start
I should have seen that you were a problem from the beginning.

Taught me so many lessons
You have taught me many valuable experiences.

How not to mess with broken hearts, so many questions
You taught me to avoid playing games with vulnerable people and all the drama that comes with it.

When this began we was the perfect match, perhaps
At the beginning of our relationship, things were wonderful, but maybe not perfect.

We had some problems but we workin' at it, and now
Despite the difficulties, we were trying to make things work, and currently still are.

The arguments are gettin' loud, I wanna stay
However, our disagreements are becoming more heated, and I would like to stay together.

But I can't help from walkin' out, let's throw it away
Despite my desire to stay, I find myself wanting to give up and end it.

Just take my hand and understand, if you could see
Please take my hand and try to understand my perspective if you could imagine yourself in my position.

I never planned to be a man it just wasn't me
I never wanted, nor intended, to be a person who is solely committed to another person.

But now I'm searchin' for commitment, in other arms
Despite my previous intentions, I now want to find and embrace commitment in someone else's embrace.

I wanna shelter you from harm, don't be alarmed
I want to protect you from dangers and harm, don't be afraid of that.

Your attitude was the cause, you got me stressin'
Your negative and confrontational behavior has led to me experiencing high levels of stress.

Soon as I open up the door with your jealous questions
As soon as I come home, you start questioning me in a jealous and possessive manner.

Like, where can I be? You're killin' me with your jealousy
You keep asking me where I am, and your excessive jealousy is suffocating me.

Now my ambition's to be free
My current goal is to be free from our relationship.

I can't breathe, 'cause soon as I leave, it's like a trap
Leaving you feels like a trap, and it is suffocating me.

I hear you callin' me to come back, I'm a sucka for love
I can hear you calling me back, and I know I am weak when it comes to love.

What you won't do, do for love (that's right)
Sometimes, people will do anything for love.

You tried everything, but you don't give up
You have tried many things in your pursuit of love, but you do not give up on it.

Just when I thought I broke away and I'm feelin' happy
Just when I thought I had finally escaped from you and was feeling pleased with myself,

You try to trap me say you pregnant and guess who the daddy
You try to trap me by telling me that you are pregnant and that I am the father.

Don't wanna fall for it, but in this case what could I do? So now I'm back
I do not want to fall for your bait, but in this case, what other choice do I have? So, I am back with you.

To makin' promises to you, tryna keep it true
I am making promises to you and trying to stay faithful to them.

What if I'm wrong, a trick to keep me on and on
What if I am mistaken, and this is all a ploy to keep me hanging onto you?

Tryin' to be strong and in the process, keep you goin'
I am trying to be strong and keep you going in the process.

I'm bout to lose my composure, I'm gettin' close
I am close to losing my patience and composure.

To packin' up and leavin' notes, and gettin' ghost (ooh-oh)
I am almost to the point of packing my things and leaving without a word.

Tell me who knows, a peaceful place where I can go
Can you tell me if there is a place where I can go to find peace?

To clear my head I'm feelin' low, losin' control
I need to clear my head because I am feeling down and losing control of myself.

My heart is sayin' leave, oh what a tangled web we weave
My heart is telling me to leave, but our relationship has quickly become an incredibly complicated mess.

When we conspire to conceive, and now
All of this mess started because of our joint decisions.

You gettin' calls at the house, guess you cheatin'
I received calls at home, and I suspect that you have been cheating on me.

That's all I need to hear 'cause I'm leavin', I'm out the do'
That is all I need to hear because I am leaving, and I'm about to walk out the door.

Never no more will you see me, this is the end
This is the end of our relationship, and you will never see me again.

What you won't do, do for love (sucka for love)
People will often do whatever it takes for the sake of love.

You tried everything, but you don't give up (don't give up)
You have tried many times in your pursuit of love, but you do not give up.

Now he left you with scars, tears on your pillow and you still stay
Although he left you with emotional and physical scars, and you cry yourself to sleep at night, you remain in the relationship.

As you sit and pray, hopin' the beatings'll go away
You silently pray that the abuse that you endure from your partner will stop someday.

It wasn't always a hit and run relationship
Our relationship used to be loving and long-term.

It use to be love, happiness and companionship
We used to love each other and share happiness and companionship.

Remember when I treated you good
Please remember that time when I treated you with respect and love.

I moved you up to hills, out the ills of the ghetto hood
I helped you move into a healthier environment, outside of the struggling parts of town.

Me and you a happy home, when it was on
When things were good between us, we had a happy home together.

I had a love to call my own (own)
I had someone to love and call my own

I shoulda seen you was trouble but I was lost, trapped in your eyes
I knew that you were going to be a problem, but I was mesmerized by your eyes and naive

Preoccupied with gettin' tossed, no need to lie
I was preoccupied with fulfilling my own sexual desires, so there is no need to hide it.

You had a man and I knew it, you told me
I knew that you were already in a relationship with someone else, and you explicitly told me as much.

Don't worry 'bout it we can do it now I'm under pressure (yeah)
You told me not to worry about your current partner and that we could be together, but now I am feeling stressed and under pressure.

Make a decision cause I'm waitin', when I'm alone
Please make a choice and tell me because I am waiting for your answer when I am alone.

I'm on the phone havin' secret conversations, huh
I am secretly having private conversations on the phone.

I wanna take your misery, replace it with happiness
I want to take away your sadness and suffering and replace it with joy and happiness.

But I need your faith in me, I'm a sucka for love
But I need you to trust and believe in me, even though I know I'm weak when it comes to love.