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PERFORMING ARTISTS
Wale
Wale
Performer
COMPOSITION & LYRICS
Marsha Ambrosius
Marsha Ambrosius
Songwriter
Olubowale Akintimehin
Olubowale Akintimehin
Songwriter
James Guffey
James Guffey
Songwriter
Matthew Kipper
Matthew Kipper
Songwriter
Matt Bang
Matt Bang
Songwriter
Yann Tiersen
Yann Tiersen
Songwriter

Lyrics

[Verse 1]
Rather lose love than to move on, never knowin' what it feel like
Short days, long nights, by the phone, no call
Need a clear mind, 'cause I've been blind, got me goin' down that road
Heart made of stone, far away from home, black woman, you c-cold
[Verse 2]
Every problem that you ever had with another man, I gotta face
Started off on thin ice, I'm still here, but I can't skate
Slow skink, can't breathe, no remorse, don't think
Listen to your friend, get another man, for a minute, then repeat
[Verse 3]
Queen, you deserve the title
But she rejects what I give while she nurse the wounds by them
Tried them, didn't work, gotta pass the bull**** standards
Nothing I'ma do is gon' wok, diary of a black girl
[Verse 4]
I wonder why I sit and cry
Wish I could share all these tears
I'm down and out
I'll keep on movin' and tryna get out
[Verse 5]
I don't know how to move on, where I went wrong
Wish I could live with no fear
So darling, I'm
I'll keep on movin' and tryna get out somehow
[Verse 6]
Raise by a mama who, hates her baby father so
She don't have a problem with, with said **** quick
I'm just tryna be the one who never run but you run away from me
You girl friends' men cheat, why not me the same thing?
[Verse 7]
She can't see in me what I see in her
This pain she inherit can't be reversed
How can **** stay livin' in the shade of all the **** that played you?
The irony in that is I ain't even that, but you put it in those pages
[Verse 8]
Wife, you deserve the label
But you been hurt before so you sore and don't feel you able
Tried them, didn't work, gotta pass the bull**** standards
Nothing I'ma do is gon' wok, diary of a black girl
[Verse 9]
I wonder why I sit and cry
Wish I could share all these tears
I'm down and out
I'll keep on movin' and tryna get out
[Verse 10]
I don't know how to move on, where I went wrong
Wish I could live with no fear
So darling, I'm
I'll keep on movin' and tryna get out somehow
[Verse 11]
See, all I ever wanna do is be relevant
Just tell me that I ever meant anything or
That you could ever see me and you in another light
But it's like the dark woman endures the darkest nights by the
Wrong men, and mostly al of them have made you someone
Incapable of a first impression
What I do is I channel my aggression with no cable or antenna
Just intentions to impress you if capable
[Verse 12]
Hopin' that the material possessions can materialize to a better you
'Cause nothing I drive and drive you outta this frame of mind
With such an ugly picture in it and
Money, nothing I buy can buy me more time for your
Ears to tell your heart to listen to it
Diamonds, huh, a girl's best friend is hat they say but
Believe me, with the right allegiance, shawty he won't shine anyways
[Verse 13]
And every day that goes by is a couple more line in her diary
The day before is better than the present
So anyone presented in her presence endures these life sentences
No keep and release, no reason to be around
Her mind's in the clouds, she writes it all down in her diary
[Verse 14]
I wonder why I sit and cry
Wish I could share all these tears
I'm down and out
I'll keep on movin' and tryna get out
[Verse 15]
I don't know how to move on, where I went wrong
Wish I could live with no fear
I'm so down and out
I'll keep on movin' and tryna get out
[Verse 16]
Somehow
Written by: James Guffey, Marsha Ambrosius, Matt Bang, Matthew Kipper, Olubowale Akintimehin, Yann Tiersen
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