So hard sayin' my mistakes with you in front of me At the risk of you judgin' me, but I'll attempt an apology, ah Like the planets are indifferent to astrology I was distant to monogomy Tried to break up the monotony, oh, babe Now I know sameness was stability And I maimed it, now it's killin' me Swear the ego is the enemy, oh, yeah, yeah And believe me, I've been regrettin' it Though I used to mince words for the hell of it I mean these, no embеllishment You can come back (oh), oh You can come back Thеre's no better time I'll leave on the lights You can come back, baby You can come back (oh) (You can come back) Oh You can come back (You can come back) There's no better time I'll leave on the lights You can come back I lowered my defenses for the evening (for the evening) I shouldn't have ever listened to the demons (listened to the demons) Tellin' me I should get any more than you receive (more than you receive) Who knew that inner voice was a master of deceit? As I lay here in defeat 20/20 hindsight, can see How that tall and sturdy fortress Was really built on broken beams If a new big bang's the remedy Could your star burn bright for me? Not a lone one, but a new one Home sweet home, galaxy Baby, you can come back (oh), come You can come back There's no better time I'll leave on the lights You can come back, baby (back, baby) You can come back (oh) (You can come back) Oh You can come back (You can come back) There's no better time I'll leave on the lights (leave on the lights) You can come back (come back) Come back Come back, baby Come back Come back, baby Come back Come back, baby Yeah You were alone in the raft when the riptide crashed But you can always (come back) Said you were pushin' to the sands of the coast Not some open waters and Won't be no sittin' duck Or no canary in a coal mine upstream Still reelin' from that last hit of dopamine Though it is what it is, never what it seems On the other side, you know I got ya

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I keep on working، got purpose and worth Music's my cure and this world is my purse Get rid of this curse, with every verse Of course, I've been hurt, but some have it much worse Leave me alone, get out of my head Block out the opinions until I am dead They all go to speak but should listen instead Listen some more and you'll seize to regret I keep on working, I got it on track You gonna see my name up on a flag I sail this ship and I'll never comeback I keep this bitch on a line to attack Never look back, I make a racket like crash Top of my bracket I smash, hunt like a pack I'm 'bout to stack it like cash It's gonna happen so fast I have never changed myself I've always stayed the same, no doubt I've always played the game all out And I am here to stay right now So don't call it a comeback I ain't running, here to stay Steady gunning, do my thing I don't look the other way I stare that motherfucker straight, uh Don't care what they say, no Everyone's the same Don't get caught up in their games Just pick a lane and do your thing, yo I don't just wanna be great, I'll be the best Make everybody forget all the rest Man, I feel blessed, bullet proof vest Over my chest for the haters requests I'll be okay, I picked my lane I'ma stick to it like whores to the fame This is the game that we all play And I'm gonna win, get the fuck out my way I have never changed myself I've always stayed the same, no doubt I've always played the game all out And I am here to stay right now So don't call it a comeback

(Stole) Oh, oh (Stole) He was always such a nice boy The quiet one, with good intentions He was down for his brother Respectful to his mother, a good boy But good don't get attention One kid with a promise The brightest kid in school, he's not a fool Reading books about science and smart stuff It's not enough, no 'Cause smart don't make you cool He's not invisible anymore With his father's nine and a broken fuse Since he walked through that classroom door He's all over prime time news Mary's got the same size hands as Marilyn Monroe She put her fingers in the imprints at Mann's Chinese Theatre show She coulda been a movie star Never got the chance to go that far Her life was stole, oh Now we'll never know No, no, no, no (stole) Oh, oh They were cryin' to the camera Said he never fitted in He wasn't welcome He showed up to the parties we was hanging in Some guys were puttin' him down Bullying him 'round, 'round Now I wish I woulda talked to him Gave him the time of day, not turn away If I woulda then it wouldn't maybe go this far He might have stayed at home playing angry chords on his guitar But he's not invisible anymore With his baggy pants and his legs in chains Since he walked through that classroom door Everybody knows his name Mary's got the same size hands as Marilyn Monroe She put her fingers in the imprints (oh) at Mann's Chinese Theatre show (she coulda been a movie star) She coulda been a movie star (oh, oh, oh) Never got the chance to go that far (oh) Her life was stole, oh Now we'll never know (now we'll never know, oh, oh) Greg was always getting net from 20 feet away (20 feet away) He had a tryout with the Sixers, couldn't wait for Saturday (Saturday) Now we're never gonna see him slam Flying high as Kobe can His life was stole, oh Now we'll never know (now we'll never, never, never know) Mmm, now we'll never, never, never, never know (Stole) Stole (Stole) Ooh whoa yeah, yeah, yeah, yeah, yeah, yeah Mary's got the same size hands as Marilyn Monroe (oh) She put her fingers in the imprints at Mann's Chinese Theatre show (she was gonna be a star, oh no) She coulda been a movie star Never got the (never got the chance yeah) chance to go that far Her life was stole, oh (stole, stole) Now we'll never know (now we'll never, never know, no) Greg was always getting net from 20 feet away (he had game, oh, oh) He had a tryout with the Sixers, couldn't wait for Saturday Now we're never gonna see him slam (never see him) Flying high as Kobe can His life was stole, oh Now we'll never know (now we'll never, never know) Oh no, no, no Yeah, their lives were stole Now we'll never know (Stole) We were here all together yesterday (Stole)

My skin is my cape, huh My black is not beige, huh Natural face, huh That's how I wake up No love for the fake ones You get what you give, huh Bills, bills, bills, bills, spend Kelendria rich, huh Talk saucy and nice, but this shit is sweet Whole 'nother side that you never seen I sow my tithes, you watch 'em reap I talk to God, my minutes are free Two double G's, two double G Cost the walk through fee Lil shit back then, I let that slide and get by me All they tryna get is a act from me And it's all for the reach Back-back up off of me, back up off of me Rose petals on my feet Kelly got bands, Kelly got check Kelly got wig, Kelly got deals Kelly got class, Kelly got ass Kelly's got a man, Kelly pop tags Kelly got flex, Kelly got wheels Kelly got drip, Kelly got a stash Kelly got a house, big house on a hill Kelly's so blessed, big class XL Kelly ain't-Kelly ain't got no chill Kelly don't really give a fuck how you feel Kelly ain't humble no mo' nigga Kelly got a foot on your throat nigga Kelly ain't humble no mo' nigga Kelly got a foot on your throat nigga Go Kelly go, go go Kelly go Go Kelly go, go go Kelly Cop that bag if it's designer I'm so rich that I ain't buy it Don't get tired, I'm too wired Light it up and get inspired All my business, keep it private You know bosses move in silence And I ride it like it's stolen 'Cuz my name is Kelly Rowland, ah Everyday I meet the quota Bitch I really thought it was over I'll always be around, thought I told you Back up off of me, back up off of me 'Fore I get to clapping that annoy ya Kelly got bands, Kelly got check Kelly got wig, Kelly got deals Kelly got class, Kelly got ass Kelly's got a man, Kelly pop tags Kelly got flex, Kelly got wheels Kelly got drip, Kelly got a stash Kelly got a house, big house on a hill Kelly's so blessed, big class XL Kelly ain't-Kelly ain't got no chill Kelly don't really give a fuck how you feel Kelly ain't humble no mo' nigga Kelly got a foot on your throat nigga Kelly ain't humble no mo' nigga Kelly got a foot on your throat nigga Go Kelly go, go go Kelly go Go Kelly go, go go Kelly

Coffee and sex in the morning Breakfast in bed, got me moanin' (Moanin' oh no no no) Before you go to work I need you to go to work Pardon, my sincerity You know I'm a rarity My love be your therapy All around remedy Baby, who instead of me? These bitches will never be Put it down like it's heavy, baby Honeymoon, that wedding day I need that wake up Soon as we wake up Wish we could lay up Still stack our pay up You running late but Need you to stay up It's almost eight No time to waste No time to waste You know you got the best of me I know you need the stress relief, babe Before we both get dressed to leave Want you to try this recipe, babe I know we just woke up I know you gotta go but Breakfast isn't over I see the way you rose up Huh, they say mornin' wood do a body good, babe Clearly you agree, don't be trying to leave Stay here with me I'll put you right back to sleep I'll get you right for the week We can vacay in the sheets Let you parlay in the pink I need that wake up Soon as we wake up Wish we could lay up Still stack our pay up You running late but Need you to stay up It's almost eight No time to waste No time to waste No time to waste (Waste, waste, waste) Baby, no, no time to waste No time to waste No time to waste No time to waste

Time won't slow down, for no one If I don't do it now, I'll blow it The way you hold me down, I owe it I know you see me now, I'm glowing And I keep sayin', "One day" I'ma show you one day I'ma go get new waves I'ma get a new vase You know you gon' get all of your flowers (flowers) I'll let you hold it Every time I get the chance Oh, let me bow my head Before I start up Oh, I can't hold it Every time you are there Oh, let me bow my head Oh, let me bow my head Everything that lasts, take longer I thought we'd burn out, it's stronger Stop telling lies, they linger If I'ma keep a ring on this finger And I keep sayin', "One day" (oh, oh) I'ma show you one day (oh, oh, oh-oh) I'ma go get new waves (oh, oh) I'ma get a new vase (oh, oh, oh) You know you gon' get all of your flowers (all of your flowers, all of your flowers) I'll let you know it Every time I get the chance Oh, let me bow my head Before I start up I can't hold it Every time you were there (there) Oh, let me bow my head Bow, oh, hmm, bow, oh Oh, let me bow my head Bow, oh, hmm, bow, oh Oh, let me bow my head

Sinnerman see me real soon Cinnamon all on my lips from you I get a heatwave feeling like June Tell me what else am I supposed to do It's too perilous take a taste at a time Confidence you don't waste no time I need it express, rush that to me Put it down how it's supposed to be It's like speed dial, hit one button On my mind all the time, got my nose open And now I want it to myself like a gold rush Can't nobody get it, keep it quiet hush, hush It's like lemme hit my hitman Need it one time When I get 'em on the line Say beat it up Lemme hit my hitman Need it one time When I get 'em on the line Say beat it up He come to murder (he come to murder) He come to serve up (he come to serve up) I just hit my hitman Know it's all mine He'll be waitin' outside Come beat it up Sinnerman see me real soon Cinnamon all on my lips from you I get a heatwave feeling like June Tell me what else am I supposed to do It's too perilous take a taste at a time Confidence you don't waste no time I need it express, rush that to me Put it down how it's supposed to be It's like speed dial, hit one button On my mind all the time, got my nose open And now I want it to myself like a gold rush Can't nobody get it, keep it quiet hush, hush It's like lemme hit my hitman Need it one time When I get 'em on the line Say beat it up Lemme hit my hitman Need it one time When I get 'em on the line Say beat it up He come to murder (he come to murder) He come to serve up (he come to serve up) I just hit my hitman Know it's all mine He'll be waiting outside Come beat it up Speed dial, hit one button On my mind all the time, got my nose open And now I want it to myself like a gold rush Can't nobody get it, keep it quiet hush, hush Speed dial, hit one button On my mind all the time, got my nose open And now I want it to myself like a gold rush Can't nobody get it, keep it quiet hush, hush Lemme hit my hitman Need it one time When I get 'em on the line Say beat it up Lemme hit my hitman Need it one time When I get 'em on the line Say beat it up He come to murder (he come to murder) He come to serve up (he come to serve up) I just hit my hitman Know it's all mine He'll be waiting outside Come and beat it up (Beat it up) Beat it up, beat it up (Beat it up) Beat it up, beat it up Hitman