Don't
Ed Sheeran / Beyonce Lyrics

I met this girl late last year
I came across a girl towards the end of last year

She said, "Don't you worry if I disappear"
She assured me that I shouldn't be concerned if she goes away

I told her, "I'm not really looking for another mistake"
I made it clear to her that I don't want to make another error in relationships

I called an old friend thinking that the trouble would wait
To avoid any problems, I reached out to an old friend hoping that things would calm down

But then I jumped right in a week later, returned
But after a week, I got back into it headfirst

I reckon she was only looking for a lover to burn
Perhaps she only wanted a lover to have some fun with and discard later

But I gave her my time for two or three nights
Even though I sensed this, I spent a couple of nights with her anyway

Then I put it on pause until the moment was right
After that, I stopped it temporarily, waiting for the right moment to resume

I went away for months until our paths crossed again
I stayed away for several months until we ran into each other again

She told me, "I was never looking for a friend
She disclosed to me that she never intended to be just friends

Maybe you could swing by my room around ten
She suggested that I come to her room around ten o'clock

Baby, bring the lemon and a bottle of gin
She asked me to bring a bottle of gin and lemons with me

We'll be in between the sheets 'til the late AM"
We'll spend our time in bed until the early hours of the morning.

Baby, if you wanted me then should have just said, she's singing
She's now saying that I should have asked for what I wanted

Don't fuck with my love
Don't mess with my feelings

That heart is so cold
I feel emotionally disconnected

All over my home
These strong emotions are affecting my life and my surroundings

I don't wanna know that, babe
I don't want to hear about it anymore

And for a couple weeks I only wanna see her
For the past few weeks, I've only been interested in her and wanted to see her

We drink away the days with a takeaway pizza
We spend our time together drinking and ordering pizza

Before, a text message was the only way to reach her
In the past, sending text messages was the only way to communicate with her

Now she's staying at my place and loves the way I treat her
But now she's staying with me and enjoys how I treat her

Singing out Aretha, all over the track like a feature
We're singing like Aretha Franklin, featuring on various tracks

And never wants to sleep, I guess that I don't want to either
She doesn't want to sleep and neither do I, I suppose

But me and her, we make money the same way
But we both earn money in the same manner

Four cities, two planes, the same day
We travel to four different cities, taking two flights in one day

And those shows have never been what it's about
The shows we perform in aren't the core of our relationship

But maybe we'll go together and just figure it out
But we might have to figure things out together

I'd rather put on a film with you and sit on a couch
Personally, I'd prefer to watch a movie with her and sit together on a couch

But we should get on a plane or we'll be missing it now
However, we should catch our flight or else we'll miss it

Wish I'd have written it down, the way that things played out
I regret not documenting how things happened to remember them better

When she was kissing him, how I was confused about
I was bewildered when I saw her kissing another man

Now she should figure it out, while I'm sat here singing
It's up to her to figure things out while I'm here singing my heart out

On my hotel door
She knocks on my hotel room door

I don't even know if she knows what for
I'm not sure if she knows why she's here

She was crying on my shoulder, I already told ya
She's upset and crying while I comfort her, like I said earlier

Trust and respect is what we do this for
We're in this for trust and respect

I never intended to be next (you bastard)
I never intended to be the one after the last guy she was with

But you didn't need to take him to bed, that's all
But you didn't have to sleep with him, that's it

And I never saw him as a threat (you bastard)
I didn't see him as a threat until you slept with him, you jerk

Until you disappeared with him to have sex, of course
Until, of course, you vanished with him to sleep together

It's not like we were both on tour
It's not like we were both away on tour

We were staying on the same fucking hotel floor
We were both staying on the same hotel floor, damn it!

And I wasn't looking for a promise or commitment
I wasn't even expecting a commitment or promise

But it was never just fun, and I thought you were different
It was never just fun for me, and I believed you were unique

This is not the way you realized what you wanted
How things have turned out isn't how you discovered what you wanted

It's a bit too much, too late if I'm honest
To be honest, it's too much and too late now

And all this time, God knows I'm singing
And all this time, it's evident from my singing that I'm heartbroken