Workin On Me

Would you stay by my side when I'm working on me? Hey I understand it's hard when none of this is your fault But I'm hoping you don't leave Would you stay by my side (would you?) When I'm working on me? (When I'm working on me?) Hey I'm unlearning some things, I don't expect you to stay But I'm hoping you don't leave (but I'm hoping you don't leave), yeah And all I can say, I'm committed to change Things I learned growing up, but you don't have to wait Sorry, baby, I'm falling, falling, falling down And that's why I'm calling, calling, calling now for you Boo-hoo, childhood trauma Fucked-up dad and a fucked-up mama Taught me that love means drama Hostility was the problem solver Except nothin' ever got solved Go figure, tryna reconfigure my brain I'm triggered by arguments Reactive, I'm on defense 'Course my girl is on defense ('Course my girl is on defense) ('Course my girl is on defense) ('Course my girl is on defense) ('Course my girl is on defense) ('Course my girl is on defense) ('Course my girl is on defense) ('Course my girl is on defense) Would you stay by my side when I'm working on me? Hey I understand it's hard when none of this is your fault But I'm hoping you don't leave Would you stay by my side (would you?) When I'm working on me? (When I'm working on me?) Hey I'm unlearning some things, I don't expect you to stay But I'm hoping you don't leave (but I'm hoping you don't leave), yeah And all I can say, I'm committed to change Things I learned growing up, but you don't have to wait Sorry, baby, I'm falling, falling, falling down And that's why I'm calling, calling, calling now for you (Calling you, oh, yeah, yeah) Put up with my shit, huh Fixed to a real misfit, huh You been too legit through the times I had you tired and sick When we really coulda split, uh I'm under construction, I see the foundation You holdin' us up like a beam, I'm sorry Who would have known that my past would haunt me? I should have known that this change would cost me It's Wednesday night, and I'm lookin' for a flight I can make it to your side by the p.m. I spend more time, and I make up for the time I treated the love like a per diem I bottled a lot of my pain And mixed it with things I couldn't explain, and then, I sip I tried to contain, but then I flip, shit Would you stay by my side when I'm working on me? Hey I understand it's hard when none of this is your fault But I'm hoping you don't leave Would you stay by my side (would you?) When I'm working on me? (When I'm working on me?) Hey I'm unlearning some things, I don't expect you to stay But I'm hoping you don't leave (but I'm hoping you don't leave), yeah And all I can say, I'm committed to change Things I learned growing up, but you don't have to wait Sorry, baby, I'm falling, falling, falling down And that's why I'm calling, calling, calling now for you I'm falling I'm falling down Calling now for you, waiting for me All I ever did was let you down