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Victoria Monét Lyrics

Hey stop goddamn fussin' all the time man, listen
Please stop arguing and pay attention

I love you and I know you love me too (I love you shawty)
I have strong feelings for you and I believe you feel the same way

I love you and I ain't ashamed to beg you to stay
I love you so much that I'm willing to beg you to stay with me

Somehow, I get what I need from you
In some way, you provide me with what I require

Shawty I get on my knees for you
I am willing to humble myself and plead for your presence

And I get what I need from you
You fulfill my needs and desires

(So that we can be together forever) I get on my knees for you
(So that we can have a lasting relationship) I am ready to humble myself for you

You wanna go to war, wanna live in peace
You're torn between conflict and harmony

You wanna be right or wanna be with me
You are unsure whether being right is more important than being with me

Who? Me! Who? Me
I am emphasizing and affirming that it is me

That's not rhetorical, answer it, please
I genuinely want you to answer that question, please

I wonder would it matter much
I ponder if it would make a significant difference

If I never fucked and I just fell in love
If we never engaged in physical intimacy and simply fell in love

Or maybe if I never fell in love and I just fucked
Perhaps if I purely had sexual relationships without developing feelings

I swear, man, shit was simpler when I was sellin' drugs
I honestly believe that life was less complicated when I was involved in illegal activities

You ain't know me then though, ain't that what ya think
But you didn't know me during that time, isn't that what you assume

You was in the bed, I was trafficking the thing
While you were resting in bed, I was involved in illicit trade

Man after everything we will never be the same
No matter what happens, our relationship will never be unchanged

Man I'm tired of tellin' lies, know you sick of playin' games
I'm exhausted from deceiving you and I understand that you're tired of playing mind games

I remember you got a tattoo, put my name on it
I recall that you got a tattoo and had my name inked on your body

Put you in a wedding dress with a train on it
I imagined you wearing a wedding dress with a long train

I went and spent a whole mil just to go chill
I impulsively spent a million dollars just to relax and enjoy life

In Miami, and I be damned if she don't know my love real
I went to Miami and I would be shocked if she doesn't believe in the authenticity of my love

How dare you compare me to dude, girl chill
How dare you equate me to another person, girl calm down

My piece so close up on it, you don't see what it is
I am discreetly carrying a weapon, you don't realize what it is

Shawty, I die, kill, for you if you keep it real
Darling, I am willing to sacrifice everything for you if you remain genuine

Go to jail, even if I gotta kneel I will
I am even willing to go to jail, I would kneel for you if necessary

Hey listen, I ain't trippin' cause you caught me out there
Listen, I'm not upset because you caught me in a bad situation

But your reaction to it pushed me further out there
However, your response to it drove me away even more

I can't see you with no me
I can't imagine you without me

But, you left me and I'm just me
But you abandoned me and now I'm alone

So, I'm gon' be what they gon' be
So, I will become whatever others expect me to be

And I know he want you but they want me
I am aware that he desires you, but others desire me

Girl, together or apart
Girl, whether we're together or separated

But you be forever in my heart, I swear
But you will always remain in my heart, I promise

And even if we end up here, I know it's hard
And even if we reach this point of difficulty, I understand it's challenging

I never love that way again, I swear to God
I will never love in the same manner again, I promise to God

I be breaking down, you be playing hard
I feel emotionally drained while you act tough

She chose to bid it all, watch how you play your cards
She decided to risk everything, observe how you handle the situation

Now you runnin' 'round town with education hatin' broads
Now you're associating with educated women who dislike me

Going at me, got me hot, but hold up, how is they involved?
Criticizing and provoking me, it angers me, but wait, how are they even involved?

And you can't say that I ain't changed
You cannot deny that I have changed

Your whole life since we met that day
Your entire life has been different since the day we met

And when we get it right, God bless that day
And when we finally make things right, may God bless that day

But until then, shawty, I just pray
But until then, darling, I will simply pray

And I just say
And I simply express