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Credits

PERFORMING ARTISTS
Ne-Yo
Ne-Yo
Vocals
COMPOSITION & LYRICS
Shaffer Smith
Shaffer Smith
Songwriter
Shea Taylor
Shea Taylor
Songwriter
PRODUCTION & ENGINEERING
Ne-Yo
Ne-Yo
Co-Producer
Shea Taylor
Shea Taylor
Producer
Michael Tocci
Michael Tocci
Recording Engineer
Deepu Panjwani
Deepu Panjwani
Assistant Recording Engineer
Ricardo Hinkson
Ricardo Hinkson
Assistant Recording Engineer
Danielle LaPorte
Danielle LaPorte
Additional Engineer
Kevin "K.D." Davis
Kevin "K.D." Davis
Mixing Engineer
Shane "Bermuda" Woodley
Shane "Bermuda" Woodley
Assistant Mixing Engineer
Tom Coyne
Tom Coyne
Mastering Engineer

Lyrics

Oh-ooh-oh
Oh-ooh, oh-oh-oh
Yeah yeah yeah
You understand me
At least you say you do
Lately that's enough for me
Looking for perfect
Surrounded by artificial
You're the closest thing to real I’ve seen
Sure, everyone has their problems
That's a given
Yours are the easiest to tolerate
This wasn't what we was wanting
How we're living
But let's take this good enough and turn it to great
Baby understand
This can only be as good as we both make it
Guess sometimes it’s gonna hurt
Yes sometimes it’s gonna hurt
We can be as happy as we want to be girl
But we gotta make it work
We gotta make it work
Ay-oh, ay-oh-oh
We gotta make it work
Ay-oh, ay-oh-oh
We gotta make it work
Ay-oh, ay-oh-oh
We gotta make it work
Ay-oh, ay-oh-oh
Sometimes I love you
More than you'll ever know
Other times you get on my nerves
Hey
That's just reality
No, it can't always be
Kisses, hugs, and beautiful words
You was looking for your prince
(Oh)
What you found
(What you found)
Is a pauper with potential
And no, I’m nowhere near perfect
(No)
But I’m around
(But I’m around)
Girl, time and patience is essential
Baby realize
This can only be as good as we both make it
Guess sometimes it’s gonna hurt
Guess sometimes it’s gonna hurt
We can be as happy as we want to be girl
But we gotta make it work
We gotta make it work
Ay-oh, ay-oh-oh
We gotta make it work
Ay-oh, ay-oh-oh
Ooh, we gotta make it work
Ay-oh, ay-oh-oh
We gotta make it work
Ay-oh, ay-oh-oh
Thick and thin
(Ooh)
The bad outweighs the good sometimes
That doesn't mean we're supposed to give it up
My problems are yours
And yours are mine
This can only be as good as we both make it
Guess sometimes it’s gonna hurt
Guess sometimes it’s gonna hurt
We can be as happy as we want to be girl
But we gotta make it work
We gotta make it work
Ay-oh, ay-oh-oh
We gotta make it work
Ay-oh, ay-oh-oh
We gotta make it work
Ay-oh, ay-oh-oh
We gotta make it work
Ay-oh, ay-oh-oh
Written by: S. Taylor, Shaffer Smith
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