Credits
PERFORMING ARTISTS
The-Dream
Vocals
Rihanna
Vocals
COMPOSITION & LYRICS
Terius Nash
Songwriter
Christopher Stewart
Composer
PRODUCTION & ENGINEERING
Tek
Recording Engineer
Brian Thomas
Recording Engineer
Dave Pensado
Mixing Engineer
Jaycen Joshua
Mixing Engineer
Justin Pintar
Assistant Mixing Engineer
Andrew Wuepper
Assistant Mixing Engineer
Christopher Stewart
Producer
The-Dream
Producer
Lyrics
[Verse 1]
(Record your message after the tone)
Yo come pick me up, I'ma hit you as soon as I leave the studio
[Verse 2]
Aw, aw, aw, Rihanna
Aye, aye, dreamer
Aw, aw, aye, aye, aye
[Verse 3]
Now I wanna tell the world that you're my girl
And that I'm your man, oh, baby
And I wanna tell the world that you got me
Why can't we be? Oh, baby
I can't put my name on your kiss
And I can't speak your name from these lips
We froze and nobody knows
[Verse 4]
Have to walk out the room every time you call
Telling everybody I ain't seen you in so long
It feels like I ain't breathing
This feels worser than cheating
[Verse 5]
'Cause we out here livin' a lie, out here livin' a lie
I'm out here livin' a lie
Why what makes you smile, seems to make you cry?
I'm out here livin' a lie, I'm out here livin' a lie
We out here livin' a lie
Behind these smiles, I'm really hurting
Inside, side, side oh, Lord, inside, side, side
Inside, side, side oh, Lord, inside, side, side
I need you
[Verse 6]
Every time I wanna put us on display
Time takes a breath, oh, baby
I hear about other relationships that ain't true
I wanna set it right, oh, baby
And I can't tell nobody how I feel, ooh
And I can't tell nobody how we is, ooh
[Verse 7]
I wanna hop on the first thing smoking
Tell our agent to book us a plane
I wanna be near you, I wanna be near you too
I wanna wake up, wake up, right next to you, baby
[Verse 8]
'Cause we out here livin' a lie, out here livin' a lie
I'm out here livin' a lie
Why what makes you smile, seems to make you cry?
I'm out here livin' a lie, I'm out here livin' a lie
We out here livin' a lie
Behind these smiles, I'm really hurting
Inside, side, side oh, Lord, inside, side, side
Inside, side, side oh, Lord, inside, side, side
I need you
[Verse 9]
Rihanna baby, Dream baby
What on this earth will we do?
Assume that I'm not consumed
And everything in this world has got us crazy
I'm so through, you too? We alone
What the worst that could happen, baby, if they know?
Won't be nothing
'Cause you're impeccable, you're everything that I love
[Verse 10]
'Cause we out here livin' a lie, out here livin' a lie
I'm out here living a lie
Why what makes you smile, seems to make you cry?
I'm out here livin' a lie, I'm out here livin' a lie
We out here livin' a lie
Behind these smiles, I'm really hurting
Inside, side, side oh, Lord, inside, side, side
Inside, side, side oh, Lord, inside, side, side
I wanna be with you
Written by: Christopher Stewart, Terius Nash