Credits
PERFORMING ARTISTS
Childish Gambino
Vocals
Ludwig Göransson
Programming
COMPOSITION & LYRICS
Donald Glover
Songwriter
PRODUCTION & ENGINEERING
Donald Glover
Producer
Ludwig Göransson
Producer
Ryan McClure
Recording Engineer
Vlado Meller
Mastering Engineer
Bryan Carrigan
Recording Engineer
Chris Fogel
Mixing Engineer
Lyrics
[Chorus]
I wanted you to know that I am ready to go
Heartbeat, my heartbeat
I wanted you to know, whenever you are around
Can't speak, I can't speak
[Chorus]
I wanted you to know that I am ready to go
Heartbeat, my heartbeat
I wanted you to know whenever you are around
Can't speak, I can't speak
[Verse 1]
I know what your boy like
Skinny tie and a cuff type
He go and make breakfast
You walk around naked
I might just text you
Turn your phone over, when it's all over
No settlin' down, my text go to your screen
You know better than that
[Verse 2]
I come around when you least expect me
I'm sittin' at the bar when your glass is empty
You thinkin' that, this song's comin' on to tempt me
I need to be alone like the way you left me
You start callin', you start cryin'
I come over, I'm inside you
I can't find you, the girl that I once had
But the sex that we have isn't half bad
[Verse 3]
Text say that it's not fair
That's code for he's not here
And I'ma flirt with this new girl
And I'ma call if it don't work
So we fuck till it come to conclusions
All the things that we thought we were losin'
I'm a ghost and you know this
That's why we broke up in the first place
'Cause
[Chorus]
I wanted you to know that I am ready to go
Heartbeat, my heartbeat
I wanted you to know whenever you are around
Can't speak, I can't speak
[Chorus]
I wanted you to know that I am ready to go
Heartbeat, my heartbeat
I wanted you to know whenever you are around
Can't speak, I can't speak
[Verse 4]
It's late night, Thursday
I know that you heard me
But you don't want the same thing
Well, two can play that game
So I'm chillin' with my girlfriend
But she not my real girlfriend
She got a key to my place but
She not my real girlfriend
[Verse 5]
Stupid, so dummy
Say the wrong thing, and wrong girls come runnin'
I'm paranoid that these girls want somethin' from me
And it's hard to make a dime go one hunnid
And my dude freakin' out over a worse fate
She on time, but she late for they first date
'Cause he went and tried out a new condom
Slipped off in a threesome, good problems?
[Verse 6]
Right, wrong, askin' him
If she gonna play games, we the super smash brothers
But none of 'em you, I miss the sex when you kiss
Whenever you through, sixty-nine is the only
Dinner for two, I was wrong
But would you have listened to you?
You were crazy
I got a heart, but the artichoke
Is the only thing girls want when you in that smokin' light
[Chorus]
I wanted you to know that I am ready to go
Heartbeat, my heartbeat
I wanted you to know whenever you are around
Can't speak, I can't speak
[Chorus]
I wanted you to know that I am ready to go
Heartbeat, my heartbeat
I wanted you to know whenever you are around
Can't speak, I can't speak
[Verse 7]
So we're done
This the real shit?
We used to hold hands like field trips
I'm a jerk, but your dude is a real dick
I read his post on your wall and I feel sick
He ain't cool, he ball and all that
But he just a fake ****, who blog in all caps
You couldn't wait to date
I'm goin' straight for your thighs, like the cake you eat
[Verse 8]
I give a fuck about the **** that you say you ate
You know that I'm the best when I'm affectionate
I'm the best that you had, face it
J and Keyshia are related, racist
I give you money, then you burn it, like you Madoff
She ain't a killer, but she'd fuckin' blow your head off
I know he wondering, what the fuck you hidin'?
That we dated, like raps about Bin Laden
[Verse 9]
Ayo, fuck this
Are we dating? Are we fuckin'?
Are we best friends? Are we somethin'?
In between that?
I wish we never fucked, and I mean that
[Outro]
But not really
You say the nastiest shit in bed and it's fuckin' awesome
Written by: Donald Glover