Dwayne Michael Carter, Jr. (born September … Read Full Bio ↴Did you mean: Lil' Wayne
Dwayne Michael Carter, Jr. (born September 27, 1982 in New Orleans, Louisiana), better known by his stage name Lil Wayne, is an American rapper. Formerly a member of the rap group the Hot Boys, he joined the Cash Money Records collective as a teenager. Get It How U Live, released in 1997, was Lil Wayne's first album with Hot Boys, and Tha Block is Hot, his solo debut, came out in 1999.
After gaining fame with two other albums in the early 2000s, Lil Wayne reached higher popularity with 2004's Tha Carter and its two subsequent albums Tha Carter II (2005) and Tha Carter III (2008). He earned various accolades following Tha Carter III, including being nominated for eight Grammy Awards. He released a rock album titled Rebirth in 2010.
What About Me
Lil Wayne Lyrics
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That I can't stand you with another man
I see you happy where your life is at
I see you smile, I can't live with that
'Cause what about me? Yeah
I stayed up all night for you
Girl, girl what about me? Yeah
Now you run around with him, and him, and him
How you do that?
How you act like I never held you every night
And now you never call back, please
Girl, girl, what about me?
Oh, tell me do you ever think about it?
Those lonely nights when you 'bout lost it
The only time that you would call
Was just to tell me it's my fault
I let you cry, I let you worry
I let you yell, I let you hurt me
I gave you everything you needed
And now you're gone, gone, gone
Tell me, how you do that to me? Yeah
Girl what about me? Yeah
I stayed up all night for you (yeah)
Girl, girl what about me? Yeah (girl, what about me?)
I shut down my life for you (I shut down my life)
Now you run around with him, and him, and him
How you do that?
How you act like I never held you every night
And now you never call back, please (please)
Girl, girl what about me?
Oh girl, girl, girl what about me? Me?
Didn't think about me
When I'm flying OT, I be up in them streets
You tellin' me that you gon' leave
Hittin' my phone with the beep
Knock it out, baby, creep
Oh, 'cause I just wanna see you smile
Did none of them tears ain't for you, baby
Them they ain't matchin' yo' style
I'm kickin' this flav with yo' sauce
And counting up loot
Plus, I'm thinking 'bout you
And all of the things that we used to do
And all of the shit we went through
Girl I don't want you with no other dude
Girl what about me? Yeah (girl, what about me?)
I stayed up all night for you (I stayed up all night)
Girl, girl what about me? (what about me, girl? Yeah, what about me, girl?)
I shut down my life for you (I shut down my life)
Now you run around with him, and him, and him
How you do that? (how, girl?)
How you act like I never held you every night
And now you never call back, please (please)
Girl, girl, girl what about me? Me? (yeah, what about me?)
Oh-ho-oh
The lyrics of "What About Me" by Sosamann and Lil Wayne paint a picture of a man who is struggling to come to terms with the fact that his former lover has moved on to someone new. He is struggling with feelings of jealousy and hurt, and the idea of her being happy without him is unbearable. The first verse suggests that he is watching her with her new partner and cannot stand the sight of her being with someone else. He goes on to ask - what about me? He has sacrificed so much for her and he can't understand how she can just forget about him so easily.
The second verse reflects on the past, and how much he was there for her in the time they spent together. He allowed her to cry, yell, and express herself freely, and yet she still left him. He asks if she ever thinks about those lonely nights when she had no one but him to turn to. The chorus repeats, with the same message of "what about me?" and the pain that he feels at her not calling him back.
Overall, the song speaks to a very human emotion of feeling left behind and forgotten by someone we cared deeply for. It highlights the reality that sometimes, no matter how much we do for someone, we cannot control their feelings or who they choose to be with.
Line by Line Meaning
If you saw me, would you understand?
If you saw me now, would you understand how much I can't stand the thought of you being with someone else?
That I can't stand you with another man
I find it unbearable to think of you with another man.
I see you happy where your life is at
I see you happy and content with your current life situation.
I see you smile, I can't live with that
Seeing you happy and smiling is painful for me to bear.
'Cause what about me? Yeah
What about me and my feelings in all of this?
I stayed up all night for you
I sacrificed sleep to be there for you whenever you needed me.
Girl, girl what about me? Yeah
Why aren't you considering me and my feelings in your decisions?
I shut down my life for you
I put my own life on hold to prioritize being there for you.
Now you run around with him, and him, and him
Now you're with other guys, multiple guys at that.
How you do that?
How are you able to go from me to him so easily?
How you act like I never held you every night
How are you able to forget all the times I was there for you and held you in my arms?
And now you never call back, please
Nowadays you don't even bother to call me back, please explain why.
Tell me do you ever think about it?
Do you ever think about our past together and what we shared?
Those lonely nights when you 'bout lost it
Those nights when you were feeling down and I was the only one you could turn to for comfort.
The only time that you would call
The only time you would call me is to place blame on me.
Was just to tell me it's my fault
You would call me only to blame me for everything that went wrong in our relationship.
I let you cry, I let you worry
I was there to comfort you during the times when you were crying and worried.
I let you yell, I let you hurt me
I let you lash out at me and cause me pain because I loved you.
I gave you everything you needed
I gave you everything you wanted and needed from me.
And now you're gone, gone, gone
And now you're gone from my life, never to return.
Girl what about me? Yeah
Why don't my feelings matter to you?
Didn't think about me
You didn't consider my feelings at all.
When I'm flying OT, I be up in them streets
When I'm working hard to make a living, you're out in the streets partying and having fun.
You tellin' me that you gon' leave
You're telling me that you plan to leave me.
Hittin' my phone with the beep
You keep calling me incessantly.
How you act like I never held you every night
How can you treat me like I wasn't there for you every night when you needed me the most?
And all of the things that we used to do
All the things that we did together in the past, why have they been forgotten?
And all of the shit we went through
All the difficult times we went through together, why have they been forgotten?
Girl I don't want you with no other dude
I don't want you to be with another man, I want to be with you.
Oh-ho-oh, girl, girl, girl what about me? Me?
Why aren't you taking my feelings into account, what about me and my needs?
Lyrics © Universal Music Publishing Group, Sony/ATV Music Publishing LLC, Kobalt Music Publishing Ltd., Warner Chappell Music, Inc.
Written by: Dwayne Carter, Jahkoy Palmer, Jermaine Preyan, John Lathrop Mitchell, Justin Scott Franks, Louis Bell, William Walsh
Lyrics Licensed & Provided by LyricFind
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