Lately
Macy Gray Lyrics

That day when I made you cry, didn't think you'd say goodbye
I hurt you and didn't expect you to leave me.

but I hurt you deep inside and I'm sorry love
I acknowledge that I hurt you and I apologize.

Hope you can understand when I went to the other man
I hope you can forgive me for being with someone else.

See baby, had to work my plan but you've had enough
I had reasons for what I did, but I understand why you're done with me.

Yeah, shake me love
Wake me up and make me realize my mistakes.

You wake me love
I need you to make me see things clearly.

I'm dreamin' of ya
I still think about you all the time.

(I know that we're)
I know we've broken up.

We're broken up but I'm sure it was love, my love
Just because we've broken up doesn't mean it wasn't real love.

Lately I've been
Recently I've been feeling.

Lately I've been coming up just like a palm tree
I'm growing and thriving like a palm tree.

People surrounding me
I'm popular and have a lot of people around me.

They say I'm pretty
People think I'm attractive.

You should come back to me (Back to me)
I want you to come back to me.

Yeah, baby I was a crab
I was acting defensive and difficult.

Didn't realise what I had
I didn't realize how much I cared for you.

Took the good and made it bad and I'm sorry love
I ruined what we had and I'm sorry.

But I landed on my feet, now
I recovered from our breakup and I'm doing well.

Lookie here and you will see, now
Look at me now and you'll see.

I think you'll like me
I think you'll find that I've changed and improved.

Check me out
Take a look at me and see how I've changed.

Don't wake me love
I don't want to face reality yet.

If you only knew (If you only knew)
If you only knew how much I care about you.

how I felt about you, you'd be running back (Running back),
If you knew my true feelings, you'd come back to me.

back on my street
Back in my life and with me again.

(Yeah, all now get that I'm popular) Yeah, I'm popular
I'm now popular and successful.

(Yeah, that I'm pretty baby)
I know that people think I'm attractive.

Lately I've been coming up (Come to me)
I've been growing and changing a lot.

just like a palm tree
Like a palm tree, I'm becoming stronger and flourishing.

You have what I need and I know how it seems
I know it may seem like I don't need you, but you're important to me.

but it's not that way (Not that way)
It's not how it may seem.

I was chasing my dreams (I was chasing my dreams)
I was following my goals and aspirations.

People surrounding me
I have a lot of people around me, but I still miss you.