Refugee
M.I.A. vs. Tom Petty Lyrics

We did somethin' we both know it
We have committed an act together that we both acknowledge.

We don't talk too much about it
We do not discuss it extensively.

Ain't no real big secret all the same
Despite the lack of discussion, it is not a significant secret.

Somehow we get around it
We have both found a way to deal with it.

Listen it don't really matter to me baby
What happened doesn't deeply affect me.

You believe what you want to believe
You can interpret the situation as you choose.

You see you don't have to live like a refugee (don't have to live like a refugee)
You do not have to live in a state of constant hardship and instability.

Somewhere, somehow somebody
At some point, someone had an impact on you.

Must have kicked you around some
That person mistreated you in some way.

Tell me why you want to lay there
Why are you accepting this treatment?

And revel in your abandon
Why are you actively embracing the suffering it brings?

Honey, it don't make no difference to me baby
Your situation does not change my feelings for you.

Everybody's had to fight to be free
We have all struggled for independence in some way.

Now baby you don't have to live like a refugee (don't have to live like a refugee)
You do not have to endure similar hardship.

Baby we ain't the first
We are not the only people to experience this.

I'm sure a lot of other lover's been burned
Many others have suffered as lovers.

Right now this seems real to you
Your perception is that this is authentic.

But it's one of those things
But this is one of those occurrences.

You gotta feel to be true
You need to experience it to understand it.

Who knows, maybe you were kidnapped
It is possible that you were physically abducted.

Tied up, taken away and held for ransom
You were restrained and held captive in exchange for payment.

It don't really matter to me
Regardless of what happened, it does not change my feelings towards you.

You see you don't have to live like a refugee (don't have to live like a refugee)
Your past does not dictate your present or future lifestyle.

I said you don't have to live like a refugee (don't have to live like a refugee)
I reiterate that you can choose to not live in a state of hardship.

You don't have to live like a refugee (don't have to live like a refugee), ah, ah
You do not have to live in constantly unstable conditions.