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Credits
PERFORMING ARTISTS
Monica
Background Vocals
Twista
Lead Vocals
Bryan-Michael Cox
All Instruments
COMPOSITION & LYRICS
Bryan-Michael Cox
Songwriter
Sean Garrett
Songwriter
Carl Mitchell
Songwriter
PRODUCTION & ENGINEERING
Bryan-Michael Cox
Producer
Sean Garrett
Co-Producer
Sam Thomas
Recording Engineer
Phil Tan
Mixing Engineer
Samuel Vaughan Merrick IV
Recording Engineer
Lyrics
[Verse 1]
Monica, Twista, Twista, you already know
[Verse 2]
It's the 17th, one week before the day you were born
I been makin' big plans just for over a month
Tryin' to make this the best birthday you ever had
Show you that you're my baby
[Verse 3]
Damn, all this strain got me feelin' something's wrong
Well, not today, they keep saying he's gone
And envelopes in between my door
Biggest day got me panicking, what the hell this latter gonna read?
[Verse 4]
Hell no, you say you don't want it no more
Hell no, you say you can't give me what I want
Hell no, how you just gonna leave
When I stayed wit' you through hard time and you cheated?
Hell no, I hate to say it, but I need it
Hell no, God, please talk to me
Hell no, your so-called love was so deep when it told you
You should run far and not give a damn about me
[Verse 5]
How could you leave me when you see me desperately
In need of what we had before? How could you leave home?
I cried so many times, but never did it cross my mind
To think, but let it go, how could you leave home?
[Verse 6]
Didn't even ever see if we ever meant this shit before
But we been down this road before, how could you leave home?
How could you leave me, baby? Please, my heart is beating
For the beat we had before, how could you leave home?
[Verse 7]
Now I need you, wanna laugh, wanna stand
Wanna get just one more change just to see you
All my friends, all my kin say, Mo, just let that end
But I breathe you
[Verse 8]
In the driveway I found pictures on the ground of our first date
I never in a million years thought this would be me
I'm trapped in love with somebody that no longer thinks
I'm somebody special, look at me
[Verse 9]
Hell no, you say you don't want it no more
Hell no, you say you can't give me what I want
Hell no, how you just gonna leave
When I stayed wit' you through hard time and you cheated?
Hell no, I hate to say it, but I need it
Hell no, God, please talk to me
Hell no, your so-called love was so deep when it told you
You should run far and not give a damn about me
[Verse 10]
How could you leave me when you see me desperately
In need of what we had before? How could you leave home?
I cried so many times, but never did it cross my mind
To think, but let it go, how could you leave home?
[Verse 11]
Didn't even ever see if we ever meant this shit before
But we been down this road before, how could you leave home?
How could you leave me, baby? Please, my heart is beating
For the beat we had before, how could you leave home?
[Verse 12]
Monica and Twista, y'all
[Verse 13]
I remember when you said I couldn't get none of that
Then I remember when you let me hit it from the back
I remember we was young and sprung
And stead talkin' on the phone and how we both kept runnin' back
[Verse 14]
To each other, we were always together forever to the end
I don't really know why I froze up
Planning for a wedding, but getting married, it's scary
Now I got you crying 'cause a **** didn't show up
Can't really tell you why, but I'm Twista from the Chi'
And I'm dyin' inside 'cause I know I really want you
[Verse 15]
So, for leavin' one day, I will have to give you the answer, girl
But right now, I can't tell you why I left, girl
Sweet personality and good sex, girl
Fear will take a man life, you suppose to be my wife
Goodbye, hope to see you in the next world
[Verse 16]
You was all up under me, acting like you was so in love
I was talking 'bout you, but thug ****, what you running for?
Cop wit' you in the Benz, you the first one seen on the block wit' it
Took you to the club, showed you how to, Lean Wit' It, Rock Wit' It
[Verse 17]
You was bold when you wanna get some of that
When you wanna hit the hole like a running back
Then you left, now you wanna come running back
Hell no, ****, I don't wanna hear none of that
[Verse 18]
I know you quick, better spit that shit too so
All I ever wanna say to you is
How could you leave me when you?
How could you leave me when you?
[Verse 19]
How could you leave me when you see me desperately
In need of what we had before? How could you leave home?
I cried so many times, but never did it cross my mind
To think, but let it go, how could you leave home?
[Verse 20]
Didn't even ever see if we ever meant this shit before
But we been down this road before, how could you leave home?
How could you leave me, baby? Please, my heart is beating
For the beat we had before, how could you leave home?
[Verse 21]
All the women I caught you with
Still I didn't leave, but I didn't forget
All those women I caught you with
Maybe I didn't leave, but I didn't forget
[Verse 22]
All those women I caught you with
But I didn't leave, but I didn't forget
All those women, women I caught you with
I didn't leave, but I didn't forget
Written by: Bryan-Michael Cox, Carl Mitchell, Sean Garrett