Break My Heart
Common Lyrics

Surely you'll break my heart but I'll be there beside you
She knows that her heart might end up getting broken by him, but she'll stay with him anyway.

(She said "Don't break my heart")
She's voiced her concern about him potentially hurting her and breaking her heart.

Surely you'll break my heart but I'll be there beside you
He acknowledges that he might end up hurting her, but he'll stick around even if he does.

(She said "Don't break my heart")
She reiterates her fear of him breaking her heart and leaving her.

Surely you'll break my heart but I'll be there beside you
He knows that he could potentially hurt her, but he promises to stay with her no matter what.

With lots of love to give
He is ready to give her all the love he has, regardless of what happens.

(Love to give, you, you)
He reminds her that he has a lot of love to give, and that it's all for her.

Love to give
He emphasizes that his love for her is unconditional and endless.

It was a dream day, met her on spring break
He met her on a carefree day during spring break, which may have been a foreshadowing of their relationship.

Look like the type that be like "No hable ingles"
She may have appeared to be unapproachable or difficult to communicate with at first glance.

She said you look like you rap, where's your bling'e?
She may have made assumptions about him based on his appearance, asking if he was a rapper and where his flashy jewelry was.

And yours clothes is tight but you don't seem gay
She observed that his clothes were snug-fitting, but she didn't think that he was homosexual.

I said naw, thats dude from NSYNC'e
He responds by telling her that he isn't a rapper; he's contrasting himself with a member of NSYNC, a boy band from the late 90s/early 2000s.

She wasn't married, kept her ring on her pinky
He noticed that she wasn't married, but she wore a ring on her pinky.

She said "You know I dont be datin' rappers"
She tells him that she typically avoids dating rappers or being involved in the music industry.

I said I got my SAG card, baby I'm an actor
He lets her know that he has a Screen Actors Guild (SAG) card, indicating that he's an actor rather than a musician.

Seen her again at All Star weekend, she ain't have tickets
He runs into her again during NBA All-Star weekend, and she didn't have tickets to the events.

And she ain't into hoopers, she was there to kick it
She wasn't interested in basketball players; she was just there to have a good time.

With her roommate who was a video vixen
She attended the event with her roommate, who was a woman known for appearing in hip-hop music videos.

Spend so much on outfits she's about to get evicted
Her roommate had spent an excessive amount of money on clothing to wear to the event, so much that she may struggle to pay rent as a result.

Said "I'm married to this rap shit, looking for a mistress"
He tells her that he's committed to his music career but is seeking a side relationship or fling.

You can be by my side like Flavor and Delicious
He compares their potential relationship to the one between Flavor Flav and Delicious, two celebrities known for their short-term relationship on a reality TV show.

Long as you ain't scared of the kitchen and the dishes
He implies that he wants her to be domestic and able to cook and clean, but he doesn't have rigid expectations of her role in the relationship.

She said "you one of them fishes, I know your mind switches", and
She describes him as being flaky or uncommitted, and she worries that he may change his mind about their relationship.

Time revolve, we fell in love as crazy as Nas
As time went on, they fell in love deeply and quickly, much like how Nas, a rapper, described love in one of his songs.

And them broads was textin cuz I stop calling them
Other women may have been interested in him, but he stopped pursuing them because he was devoted to the woman he was with.

I met the parents, watch the game with her father and
He met her parents and spent time with her father, possibly indicating a serious, long-term relationship.

Questions of marriage and I start dodging them
He avoids discussing the topic of marriage when it comes up, implying that he's not ready for that kind of commitment or might not want it at all.

What happen to me happens to lots of men
He explains that his hesitancy towards marriage is common among men, and that it's not a personal issue with their relationship.

Get deep in love and then your needing some oxygen
He compares the intensity of their love to lacking air and needing oxygen to breathe, implying that it's passionate but can also be overwhelming.

As far as wives I was thinking like Solomon
He suggests that he's been thinking about the idea of marriage seriously and compares himself to King Solomon, who was known for his wisdom and many wives.

She said "there you go, breakin my heart again!"
She expresses her disappointment that he's still hesitant about marriage and worries that it might hurt her in the long run.