Spend Some Time
Eminem Lyrics

If there's any bitches in this room
Eminem is directing this rap towards women who he thinks are problematic

Then there's somethin' I gotta say (say)
This is a warning to tell the ladies they should listen up, there's a message for them.

For all the fools
Addressing all the men

Who fell for the first
Foolish men who fall for any woman they come across.

Girl who comes their way (way)
Any woman who shows them a little bit of attention.

I've been down that road, and now I'm back
Eminem has gone through heartbreak before and now he's warning others

Sittin' on square one (one)
He feels he's back at the beginning, like all his efforts were for nothing.

Tryin' to pick myself up
Eminem is trying to gather himself together again

Where I started from
He's trying to go back to his original self before the relationship happened.

I never woulda thought that I'd see you out of control
Eminem is surprised to see how the woman has changed.

Even though my penis was deep down in your ho
Even though he had sex with her

You should know, between us, we was like mates of soul
He felt a deeper connection between the two of them

Nothing could intervene us, especially no hoes
No other women could come between them, which seems ironic since he is referring to her as a hoe

You was more so the chalant type I chose
He chose to be with her because she was casual and not high maintenance

'Til more shows, haunted you nights
Things changed when they started to perform more shows

I suppose that's how it goes
It's understandable, it happens

With time spent, emotion grows
Over time, he developed feelings for her

In the beginning friends, we decided to roll
They started out as friends before they started dating

So who's responsible when you get excited, explode
He's questioning who's to blame when things spiral out of control

And Obie's grinnin', then you invite that Obie's cold
When she invited his friend Obie over and was cold to Eminem

But bitches they gon' talk, niggas they gon' hate
He is aware that women gossip and other men will be jealous of him

We established this way before we became mates
He is acknowledging how people will be when rappers get famous

So what's required is that you chill with all that fire
He wants her to calm down and stop fighting so much

Get your desire when I retire and
He's essentially telling her she can do what she wants once he retires.

Spend some time with me, say that you'll be mine (haha)
He's expressing that he wants to spend more time with her and see if they can still work it out

I never thought that I'd find someone to be mine
He thought he had found someone special, but now he regrets it.

Lord knows I was right, 'cause you just crossed the line
He recognizes he made the right decision to end the relationship because she went too far.

Still ain't got a fuckin' clue as to who you truly are
He doesn't know anything about her

Almost went as far as introducing you to my daughters
He almost introduced her to his children, but he's glad he didn't

'Til you went as far as goin' and snoopin' through my drawers
She violated his privacy by going through his things

Now I just feel stupid for the loop that you threw me for
He can't even believe he was fooled by her.

Can't believe I almost flew the coop for some stupid whore
He almost left his good life for a terrible person.

All I ever wanted from you was a few booty calls
He thought their relationship would be casual

If you recall I used to treat you like a groupie broad
He treated her like she was replaceable

But it threw me off the first time I called and you blew me off
He didn't expect her to ignore him.

It was a shock, it struck me as odd but it turned me on
He wasn't expecting her to ignore him but he liked that she had her own thing going on.

And the ruder you got, the more beautiful you got to me
Her beauty came from her sass or rebellious attitude.

Cupid could shoot another one of them goddamn darts at me
Even after everything, he would still be vulnerable to falling in love again

It's true that I got shot in the heart
He is aware that he got hurt

But when someone seems too good to be true, they usually are
He understands the idea that if something seems like it's too good to be true, then it probably is.

But see, when you're in it, it's to (sic) hard to see
It's difficult to see all the red flags when you're in the relationship.

'Til you pull up and see some other dudes car parked
The signs of infidelity became more apparent when he saw that there was a strange car in his driveway.

And reach up under your seat as your heart starts to beat
He is getting ready to confront her or act out in some way.

Before you make a decision that's life altering
He's warning men to think carefully before they do anything extreme.

That taunting ring (Yeah right, bitch, spend time with my dick)
He's making fun of the fact that women will never stop trying to make men spend time with them.

In most cases, Stat's attitude is, fuck a bitch
Stat Quo's view of relationships is skewed and he's not interested in sustaining one.

My only motive is to get head and fuck a bitch
The only thing on their mind is sex.

But you was different thought we shared a covenant
Eminem believed that their relationship was special

Even held your hand in public
He was proud to hold her hand out in public, showing that they were together.

We suffering because of this
Their relationship is causing a lot of pain and turmoil

Shorty on some whole 'nother other shit
She is not trustworthy.

Tryna play slick, thinkin' I'ma trick off rip
She is trying to play him for a fool.

Feed you the best of me, I should've fed you piss
He feels used and regrets giving her the best parts of himself.

We started off closer than close
They had a really close bond when they first met.

But who could've predicted to know your triflin' ways
He never thought she would do something so reckless or deceitful.

Woulda stopped our growth
Their relationship stopped from growing or moving forward.

And the final result, back in that same boat
They're back where they started once again.

I ask myself, do I love these hoes? Nope
He is questioning his attachment to women like this and ultimately refuses to love these kinds of people.

Em introduced us "50, this is Tanya, Tanya, this is 50" Then slid off and left her to kick it with me
This is an account of how he met Tanya.

I complimented her, I said, "You had very nice lips"
He's flirting with her.

With my imagination, I could see her suckin' my dick
He's imagining her doing something sexual with him.

We played the phone game, a week later shit changed fast
In a very short amount of time, things started to fall apart.

Had her comin' over in a cab to give me some ass
She was interested in having sex with him.

Downtown Manhattan, on the balcony, stare at the skyline
There's a vivid description of where the sexual encounter takes place.

Penthouse full of imported shit, you know how I grind
He's bragging about his wealth and success.

She got to talkin', talkin' like a opportunist too
It became obvious that she was only interested in him for his wealth and success.

Why talk, when suckin' my dick is the real career move?
He's calling her out for being so obvious about using him.

Says she's an aspiring actress, she do videos for practice
She's giving excuses for why she's not just in it for the sex.

Yeah, yeah, know how many times I done heard that shit? (Haha)
He's heard this excuse many times before.