It's My Life
b.free Lyrics

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It's my own fault, baby
Treat me the way you want to do
It's my own fault, baby
Treat me the way you want to do
Yes, at the time, you were loving me, baby
At that time, little girl, I didn't love you

Used to make your own pay checks, baby

And bring them all home to me
I'd go out on the hillside, you know
And make every woman, good girl seen
It's my own fault, baby
Treat me the way you want to do
Yes, at the time, you were loving me, baby
At that time, little girl, I didn't love you

Yes, you used to be here with me, baby
But now you're running around with the boys
You said you were gonna leave me
You're gonna be over in Illinois
And it's my own fault, baby
Treat me the way you want to do
Yes, at the time, you were loving me, baby
At that time, little girl, I wouldn't be true

Yes, fall on my knees
Raise up my right hand
Yes, I would do better, baby but I
Just don't understand
It's my own fault, baby
Treat me the way you wanna do

Yes, at the time you were loving me, woman
At that time, little girl, I wouldn't be true

Overall Meaning

In "It's My Life," b.free sings about a relationship where he recognizes that the way he is being treated is his own fault. He acknowledges that he was not faithful to his partner and didn't love her when she loved him. He talks about how she used to bring home paychecks for him, but he would cheat on her with other women. As a result, she eventually left him to be with other men. He acknowledges his wrongdoings and wishes he could do better, but also concedes that he doesn't fully understand why he acted the way he did. This song is a reflection on past mistakes in a relationship and a plea for understanding and forgiveness.

One interesting fact about the song is that it is a cover of a blues classic by Little Walter called "It's Too Late Brother." B.free's version features a more contemporary beat and a rap verse. Another interesting fact is that b.free is a rapper from Detroit and "It's My Life" is one of his more popular songs. The music video for the song features b.free and his girlfriend going through relationship struggles, adding an extra layer of emotional depth to the lyrics. Additionally, b.free has been praised for his unique delivery and ability to blend different genres, such as blues and hip hop.

Here are the chord progressions for "It's My Life":

Verse: E A B7
Chorus: A E B7

Line by Line Meaning

It's my own fault, baby
I admit that it's my mistake, baby.

Treat me the way you want to do
You can treat me however you want to, it's okay.

Yes, at the time, you were loving me, baby
You loved me before, baby.

At that time, little girl, I didn't love you
But I didn't love you back then, little girl.

Used to make your own pay checks, baby
You used to earn your own money, baby.

And bring them all home to me
And you would bring them home to me.

I'd go out on the hillside, you know
I would go out and cheat, you know.

And make every woman, good girl seen
I would sleep with every woman, even good girls.

Yes, you used to be here with me, baby
You used to be here with me, baby.

But now you're running around with the boys
But now you're running around with other men.

You said you were gonna leave me
You said you were going to leave me.

You're gonna be over in Illinois
You're going to be in Illinois.

And it's my own fault, baby
And it's all my mistake, baby.

Yes, fall on my knees
I'll fall on my knees.

Raise up my right hand
I'll raise my right hand.

Yes, I would do better, baby but I
Yes, I want to do better, baby but I

Just don't understand
I just don't understand.

At that time, little girl, I wouldn't be true
But I wasn't faithful to you back then, little girl.

Lyrics © Universal Music Publishing Group, BMG RIGHTS MANAGEMENT US, LLC
Written by: JULES BIHARI, RILEY B. KING

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