Avenue
H.E.R. Lyrics

I liked you better on the first date
I thought you were a better person when we first met.

I shoulda said what's wrong in the first place
I should have spoken up about what was bothering me from the beginning.

I don't 'cause you always takin' it the wrong way
I don't speak up because you always misunderstand what I'm trying to say.

You won't listen you're too busy playin' 2K
You don't listen to me because you're always too busy playing video games.

I always been down but you still asleep
I have always supported you, but you are still unaware of the problems in our relationship.

And even though I said that night I shouldn't been peaked
Even though I said I shouldn't have been upset that night, I still feel hurt by what happened.

I feel it in my soul yeah it's so deep
I feel a deep emotional connection to you, and I know that our problems run deep.

So deep you should know that about me
Our problems are so deep that it should be clear to you how much they affect me.

I just turned, just turned down your avenue
I just made a decision to avoid you.

I had to but I'm mad at you
I had to avoid you, but I'm upset about the situation.

You always say I gotta attitude
You always accuse me of having a bad attitude.

But that's you, you was actin' rude
But it was actually you who was being rude.

I had to ask you if you had a few
I had to ask if you had been drinking.

Why you talkin' to me like, you be like
Why do you talk to me like you think you know how I feel?

Why you always wanna be right?
Why do you always have to be right?

Oh, I just need the time that you can't find
I just need some alone time, which you can't seem to give me.

I just need to know that it's still mine
I just need reassurance that our relationship is still strong.

And the way that you can't say my name don't seem right
The fact that you can't say my name properly makes me feel like you don't know me at all.

But I know when to go and to stop at the green light
I know when it's time to move on and when it's time to stop trying.

So I'm the one that set a place
I'm the one who put in the effort to make our relationship work.

I'm the one that's in the way
I'm the one who feels like they are getting in the way of your life.

I'll communicate
I will try to communicate better in our relationship.

I'm so spoiled
I'm just a little too used to getting my own way.

So I'm the one that need a break
I'm the one who needs some time to myself.

Like you ain't stay in my place
Like you haven't been in my shoes before.

But you're the one who came home late
But you're the one who has been coming home late.

And I ain't loyal
And I'm starting to feel like I can't be loyal to you anymore.

That's you, yeah, that's you, that's you, yeah, that's you
You're the one who's causing these problems in our relationship.

Attitude, oh
You always accuse me of having a bad attitude.

Just turning
I'm just turning away from our relationship.