It's Not About You

Circumstance, get it right, let your inhibition go

I’m tryin’ to work it out, but you’re takin’ up the show

I need some space, this ain’t your place, move a little down

I was here first like the child says, and you’re from downtown

What is it you're gettin’ at, promiscuous boy?

Thought trains, emotional disarray, relationship employ

Well, I ain’t implying that, so step off the page

You don’t have a right taking over, this is my stage

So move out

You think you got it all, boy

Well, clue this, this is my story

Get out

You have no right to my life, boy

It’s not about you, it’s about me

And if you’re planning on staying, I’m gonna call security

Tell the world about the bad things you’ve done to me

So move away

I’m taking back my place

I don’t care where you go as long as I don’t see your face

Prepositions and your damn, dumb proposals on replay

Don’t you get it, don’t forget it, listen to what I say

No, no, I’m done, through, over and we’re split now

It’s like you don’t give a care, back beggin’ in the crowd

Gotta think clear, stay on track, but you’re pushin’ my limits

Steppin’ on my foot, say it’s an accident, there’s no sincerity in it

How do I get you to stop, get your pathetic ego to drop?

Stalkin’ me to home, business, you better get off

So move out

You think you got it all, boy

Well, clue this, this is my story

Get out

You have no right to my life, boy

It’s not about you, it’s about me

And if you’re planning on staying, I’m gonna call security

Tell the world about the bad things you’ve done to me

So move away

I’m taking back my place

I don’t care where you go as long as I don’t see your face

What makes you think you have the right

To storm into my room at night?

How do you still even know the way?

Get out of my photo shoots

You don’t need me, I don’t need you

If you want it, I’ll give you a cue, but don’t say

That you’ve been there for me

All you’ve brought is misery

Obsessively coming back to me

Get out, get away from me

Right now

Move out

You think you got it all, boy

Well, clue this, this is my story

Get out

You have no right to my life, boy

It’s not about you, it’s about me

(Repeat x1)

It’s not about you

It’s not about you

It’s not about you

It’s not, it’s not

It’s not about you

Fool

I’m lingering in the moment

There are so many things I lament

Like standing here right in front you

And not doing what I should do

Running my fingers through your hair

Letting you blush and then touching you there

Tilting your chin up slightly

Bending down to kiss your lips lightly

But I’m a fool, oh, I’m a fool

For letting you slip away into memory

I’m a fool, babe, I’m such a fool

To not tell you when you were beside me

That I love you

That I love you

That I love you, yes I do

But I’m such, such a damn fool

I’m trying to get past the regret

Of not focusing on you, I’d fret

About things that didn’t matter at all

Like what I wore or what you’d think if I fall

What a waste of time stalling

When you walked away, I wasn’t calling

Believe me, darling, I was screaming

Inside, to see you go, I was aching

But I’m a fool, oh, I’m a fool

For letting you slip away into memory

I’m a fool, babe, I’m such a fool

To not tell you when you were beside me

That I love you

That I love you

That I love you, yes I do

But I’m such, such a damn fool

The way you smiled lit the night

The way you laughed made my life bright

And I could swear I was holding my breath

Your beauty keeping me alive

I would’ve held you close

I would’ve taken you home

I almost told you so

But I let you go

‘Cause I’m a fool, oh, I’m a fool

For letting you slip away into memory

I’m a fool, babe, I’m such a fool

To not tell you when you were beside me

That I love you

That I love you

That I love you, yes I do

But I’m such, such a damn fool

(Repeat x1)

Where are you now?

I’ll never know

For Better And For Worse

(Girl)

It’s 3am and I’m wide awake in my bed

Got to get some sleep I know

But how do I get you outta my head?

I know what I said wasn’t right, but baby, won’t you understand

I’m going through a rough time

I do wanna be your woman

You see, life throws these complications

To be one of those, one of those jugglers

Would just build frustration

I need your patience, oh

Give me time, don’t let go

I’ll show you this is worth fighting for

‘Cause I know there will be troubling times

I know we won’t get along when we think we’re right

I know moments will be tough, and the tension tight

But when the day comes to an end we’ll hold each other in the night

I know conversations might be uneasy, some things we’ll blurt

I know now and then we’ll be kicking up the dirt

But what I’m sure of is that no matter the hurt

We’ll be there for each for better and for worse

For better and for worse

(Guy)

It’s dinner time and I’m playing with my food

The radio’s low, my stomach says eat

But I’m not in the mood

I had no reason to yell at you like that, so forgive me

You have your life too

I should support you when you tell me you’re busy

See my side, I’m stressed with expectations

I shouldn’t hide from you though

The one who shares in my affections

I need your guidance, oh

Give me time, don’t let me go

I’ll show you this is worth fighting for

‘Cause I know there will be troubling times

I know we won’t get along when we think we’re right

I know moments will be tough, and the tension tight

But when the day comes to an end we’ll hold each other in the night

I know conversations might be uneasy, some things we’ll blurt

I know now and then we’ll be kicking up the dirt

But what I’m sure of is that no matter the hurt

We’ll be there for each for better and for worse

For better and for worse

(Girl)

I’m sorry, I never meant to keep you waiting

(Guy)

Just promise me, you’re never ever thinking of leaving

(Guy & Girl)

There’s one thing I wish to assure, I love you deeply and forevermore

And if I bruise your heart, know that I didn’t try to

Push you away

Let me hold you

‘Cause I know there will be troubling times

I know we won’t get along when we think we’re right

I know moments will be tough, and the tension tight

But when the day comes to an end we’ll hold each other in the night

I know conversations might be uneasy, some things we’ll blurt

I know now and then we’ll be kicking up the dirt

But what I’m sure of is that no matter the hurt

We’ll be there for each for better and for worse

For better and for worse

(Repeat x1)

(Girl)

I need your patience, oh

(Guy)

Give me time, don’t let me go

(Girl)

I’ll show you this is worth fighting for

(Guy)

For better and for worse

(Guy and girl)

For better and for worse

Malicious Risk

He whispers something softly in her ear

She doesn’t know him, but it couldn’t be queer

There are a thousand cases

She knows there are a million broken vases

But if she doesn’t try how will she ever fly?

He’s a fool, but she’s all he’s got

He was alone, and now he thinks he’s not

So why should anything change?

Why would his priorities need to rearrange?

If he doesn’t go, how will he ever know?

Malicious risk, how you seep

Like the venomous snake bite, you make the innocent weep

Oh, the soul unknowing, the heart ever trusting

And you shatter the smile

You’re the reason I cry a while

The mother’s face glows with joy

When her baby is born, oh, it can’t be destroyed

Someday he will cross without her hand

He can’t be dependent, she must understand

If the child is fearful, how will he be knowledgeable?

A father adores his daughter’s growth

She asks him to be there, and he swears an oath

She must attempt on her own

Though she’s shaken visibly to the bone

If she doesn’t take the step, what more will she forget?

Malicious risk, how you seep

Like the venomous snake bite, you make the innocent weep

Oh, the soul unknowing, the heart ever trusting

And you shatter the smile

You’re the reason I cry a while

Oh, she’s lying beaten on the carpet

Her blood stains from the love he promised

Oh, he’s feigning a smile, she said she’s leaving

Hiding his tears in the darkness as it’s raining

The child grew, died too soon

The daughter felt too weak to reach the moon

And this is the possible result of consequence

All at a chance’s expense

Maybe, who knows, the opposite happened

Malicious risk, how you seep

(Malicious risk, how you seep)

Like the venomous snake bite, you make the innocent weep

(Venom that makes the innocent weep)

Oh, the soul unknowing, the heart ever trusting

(Heart ever trusting)

And you shatter the smile

(And you shatter my smile)

You’re the reason I cry a while

(You’re the reason I cry a while)

(Repeat x2)

You’re the reason I cry a while

Hope For The Bad

(Girl)

There’s no reality in what you in see me

And yet, stranger, you stay close by

Open your eyes for once, something tells me you’re lost

But you say it’s me who’s paying the cost

Why?

(Guy)

I’ve been through a lot, it’s nothing I can hide

Got the scars to prove, you lose it, fuse it, your pride

On the ghetto track, started young, innocent

People shoutin’ “what the heck” and “where the hell you went”?

Well, I ain’t sure, my momma said I’m heaven-sent

Did she lie, did God despise, ‘cause now I’m like an elephant

Intimidating, but a small brain making the decisions

But I can’t pay the rent

No money, lost my honey ‘cause I didn’t stay true, no, I bent

And I know it’s wrong, it took me too long

To realize I had everything I needed, but I let it go on

The troubling times, the doubling lies, trippin’ over wine

That I couldn’t afford, but I was sly, yeah, a swine

I let my friends down when I should’ve stuck up

Should’ve been a role model to my sibs, but now they’re screwed up

Inhalin’, impalin’, wailin’, tailin’, the police are warnin’ “shut up”

But they’re crazy, damn lazy, hazy, and now they’re locked up

Can’t blame me for lookin’ in the mirror screaming “this is fudged up”

(Girl)

There’s no reality in what you in see me

And yet, stranger, you stay close by

Open your eyes for once, something tells me you’re lost

But you say it’s me who’s paying the cost

Why?

(Guy)

People say I have a chance, but why should I believe it?

I ain’t ever listened, so I don’t deserve to receive it

A frikin’ mess, yeah, I confess, mom was right, she was the best

Didn’t listen, that’s my lesson, damn, God, what a harsh test

I can’t breathe sometimes, but I haven’t earned

No, instead I’ve been lightin’ cigarettes, but inside I burn

Like Hell is turned up and over and it churns

In my stomach, oh the ache, man, wait ‘til it’s your turn

Then you’ll know what it’s like to be hatin’ on the day

Distracted, askin’ “yo, whatcha say?”

The minister of the church stands shakin’ his head

And you know if he’s got doubts, you’re afraid to be dead

Because they’re ain’t no Heaven for someone like me

Who’s done things on bad impulse shamefully

So I sit by the bed shinin’ my gun

Rubbin’ my temples, I think insanity has won

(Girl)

There’s no reality in what you in see me

And yet, stranger, you stay close by

Open your eyes for once, something tells me you’re lost

But you say it’s me who’s paying the cost

Why?

(Guy)

Why, why, why, do you stand there?

Get out of my way, don’t you interfere

I don’t need you, I don’t need them

I’m used to being on my own

What the hell you worryin’ for?

I’m used to bein’ alone

Yeah, I cry like every human being

Still I keep going as long as I am dreaming

Turn around now, it’s your own time you’re wasting

I’ve shunned you out my world, then why are you smiling?

I hear you saying

(Guy & Girl)

Oh, oh, there’s always hope

No, no, don’t you ever give up

So, so, keep lifting your chin up

I see a chance in you, I see a chance in you

(Girl)

Maybe there’s a reality in what you see in me

Thank you, stranger, for staying close by

(Guy)

Oh, oh

(Girl)

Oh, oh

(Guy)

Oh, oh

(Girl)

Oh, oh

(Repeat x1)

(Girl &Guy)

Oh