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PERFORMING ARTISTS
JAY-Z
JAY-Z
Vocals
Kim Burrell
Kim Burrell
Vocals
Hannah Williams & The Affirmations
Hannah Williams & The Affirmations
Sampled Artist
COMPOSITION & LYRICS
Shawn Carter
Shawn Carter
Songwriter
Kanan Keeney
Kanan Keeney
Songwriter
Dion Wilson
Dion Wilson
Songwriter
PRODUCTION & ENGINEERING
No ID
No ID
Producer
James Fauntleroy
James Fauntleroy
Vocal Producer
Gimel "Young Guru" Keaton
Gimel "Young Guru" Keaton
Recording Engineer
Jimmy Douglass
Jimmy Douglass
Mixing Engineer
Dave Kutch
Dave Kutch
Mastering Engineer

Lyrics

[Intro]
Do I find it so hard?
When I know in my heart
I'm letting you down every day
Letting you down every day
Why do I keep on running away?
[Verse 1]
I apologize, often womanized
Took for my child to be born to see through a woman's eyes
Took for these natural twins to believe in miracles
Took me too long for this song, I don't deserve you
I harassed you out in Paris
Please come back to Rome, you make it home
We talked for hours when you were on tour
Please pick up the phone, pick up the phone
I said, "Don't embarrass me" instead of, "Be mine"
That was my proposal for us to go steady
That was your 21st birthday
You matured faster than me, I wasn't ready
So I apologize
I seen the innocence leave your eyes
I still mourn its death and
I apologize
For all the stillborns 'cause I wasn't present
Your body wouldn't accept it
I apologize to all the women whom I toyed with your emotions
'Cause I was emotionless and
I apologize 'cause at your best you are love
And because I fall short of what I say I'm all about
Your eyes leave with the soul that your body once housed
And you stare blankly into space, thinking all the time you wasted it
On all this basic shit, so
I apologize
[Chorus]
I'm never gonna treat you
I'm never gonna treat you like I should
[Verse 2]
I apologize, our love was one for the ages and I contained us
All this ratchet shit and we more expansive
Not meant to cry and die alone in these mansions or
Sleep with our back turned
We supposed to vacay till our backs burn
We're supposed to laugh till our heart stops
And then meet in a space where the dark stop
And let love light the way
Like the men before me, I cut off my nose to spite my face
I never wanted another woman to know
Something about me that you didn't know
I promised, I cried, I couldn't hold
I suck at love, I think I need a do-over
I will be emotionally available if I invited you over
I stew over, what if you over my shit
[Chorus]
I'm never gonna treat you
I'm never gonna treat you like I should
[Verse 3]
And if my children knew
I don't even know what I would do
If they ain't look at me the same
I would probably die with all the shame
"You did what with who?"
What good is a ménage à trois when you have a soulmate
"You risked that for Blue?"
If I wasn't a superhero in your face
My heart breaks for the day I have to explain my mistakes
And the mask goes away
And Santa Claus is fake
And you go online and see
For Blue's tooth, the tooth fairy didn't pay
[Outro]
I'm never gonna treat you like I should
Written by: Kanan Keeney, No ID, Shawn Carter
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