If I'm gonna say it like it is We've become identical to them We've become the strangers we don't know A dying rose I'm forty miles North of where we met You're forty miles South of where we live It doesn't matter where we try to go If all the exits are closed There's nothing I could say To keep my head above water There's nothing I could do If I lose one, I lose two 'Cause I thought you were the home-run hitter, the cherry that never bitters Like the first taste of heat, the feeling I wanna keep until I'm dead (dead, dead) There's nothing I could do (do, do) And I thought you were a cold blood assassin, a truth I couldn't imagine But that light never painted the room Now there's nothing I could do (do, do) to make it easier on you It's more than just the fire going out It's more than just the candles on the ground It's everything you wanted us to be The parts I won't see The door I always locked, you left it open Too afraid that you would blink and it would close in And we would lose our vulnerability Oh, we were so naive 'Cause I thought you were the home-run hitter, the cherry that never bitters Like the first taste of heat, the feeling I wanna keep until I'm dead (dead, dead) There's nothing I could do (do, do) And I thought you were a cold blood assassin, a truth I couldn't imagine But that light never painted the room Now there's nothing I could do (do, do) to make it easier on– Easier on–, easier on– Easier on–, easier on– Easier on–, easier on– Easier on you There's nothing I could say To keep those gorgeous eyes from crying There's nothing I could do If I lose you, I lose too 'Cause I thought you were the home-run hitter, the cherry that never bitters Like the first taste of heat, the feeling I wanna keep until I'm dead (dead, dead) There's nothing I could do (do, do) And I thought you were a cold blood assassin, a truth I couldn't imagine But that light never painted the room Now there's nothing I could do (do, do) to make it easier on– Easier on–, easier on– Easier on–, easier on– Easier on–, easier on– Easier on you

Woah, woah (Hit-Boy) I became exactly what I wanted to (wanted to) I became a millionaire at 22 (22) Telling girls I love 'em and they love me too (ooh) I don't question if they mean it 'cause I know they do Started being me when I realized it was okay to Middle school bumping Waka Flocka, "O Let's Do It" First album and I know just how it's gon debut Track three is where I tell her we gon rendezvous I'm signed to the gatekeepers Don't believe the gossip 'cause it ain't true Half of the dreams I had already came true And they never told me anything I couldn't do I got a mirror in my room I like to look into At 17, I never thought that I would look this cute (woo) Classmates can't believe the place I took it to If I didn't rap then I would be a good masseuse Fun fact, but it's a hidden talent, 'cause she rubbing my back (back) All these different cities, I'm becoming sidetracked (ah) She leaving my hotel wearing something I packed My wardrobe's spread across the whole map (whole map) JWise used to book me for the open mics Kills me when they act like this was overnight Like we didn't do a tour in a tiny van (mmh) Eight deep at the show, it might be eight fans (mmh) That builds character, something y'all could probably use more of If I told the truth to her, I know she'd be tore up They love it when I rap and I don't even put a chorus Turkey on ciabatta from the deli, shout to Morris 30 grand to show up, we might as well pour up Fake handshakes, we know you ain't going for us (ooh) It's something 'bout your aura I know (Yeah, that's it) (Ah, ah)

Automatic, it's a habit, you should know it's automatic I been gettin' to it, I ain't notice y'all was hatin' Brand new chick, she don't know the occupation I just wanna know that I can hold the conversation Ooh, I don't know what y'all debatin' I been waitin' for you, now I'm runnin' out of patience Runnin' up a check, tryna run the operation Went broke in the checking, pulled a hundred out of savings And I can tell now that you ain't talkin' 'bout nothin' I'ma need somethin' I can calm down from I'm gon' pull up with the broad, down one Six months in, I ain't d- her down once B- tryna tell me what you know about me You don't know nothin', keep it real with me She said she ain't tryna deal with me Okay, cool, you could sell that seat I'm just hopin' she don't feel 'Cause when she do, I don't know what I'ma do All that sh- that y'all was talkin', it was comical Pull up in your city, for the you know what you tryna do Uh, 'cause I'm open to it I know that you miss him but you gon' get through it I can help with it if you need that, uh Go and bring that beat back, brr I don't really listen to the feedback now Told me that she good, she don't need Jack now I'm real proud of the steps you took Just to get to the place that you at today I couldn't tell it to you straight, I gotta estimate I wonder if I oughta go out here with the best to say Now go 'head, get me outta here, I couldn't last a day I got the city talkin' 'bout me like I passed away Automatic, it's a habit, you should know it's automatic I been gettin' to it, I ain't notice y'all was hatin' Brand new chick, she don't know the occupation I just wanna know that I can hold the conversation Ooh, I don't know what y'all debatin' I been waitin' for you, now I'm runnin' out of patience Runnin' up a check, tryna run the operation Went broke in the check and pulled a hundred out of savings I can tell now that you ain't talkin' 'bout nothin' I'ma need somethin' I can calm down from I'm gon' pull up with the broad, down one Six months in, I ain't d-her down once B- tryna tell me what you know about me You don't know nothin', keep it real with me She said she ain't tryna deal with me Okay, cool, you could sell that seat Ooh, and she felt intrigued (ooh) M- trippin' off the (ooh) M- tryna dip the LMPD (ooh) Go and get your self-esteem (ooh) And she tryna link up, uh F- so much, we got synced up now (uh) Pulled up in the dinged-up whip This ain't Pepto-Bis', what this pink stuff is, long tell me Yeah, you heard me, you ain't feel me I've been movin', I've been shakin', go and hit me on the celly Tryna sell me on somethin', well, I hope that sh- compellin' Ever since I've been gone like Kelly, they been tryna tell me About this and that I ain't chattin' with you, we ain't goin' tit for tat Tryna tell me how to get in the barrel Go and get in the barrel, I'm 'bout to get in that h-, I'm out Automatic, it's a habit, you should know it's automatic (ooh) I been gettin' to it, I ain't notice y'all was hatin (ooh) Brand new chick, she don't know the occupation I just wanna know that I can hold the conversation Ooh, I don't know what y'all debatin' (ooh) I been waitin' for you, now I'm runnin' out of patience (ooh) Runnin' up a check, tryna run the operation Went broke in the checking and pulled a hundred out of savings I can tell now that you ain't talkin' 'bout nothin' I'ma need somethin' I can calm down from I'm gon' pull up with the broad, down one Six months in, I ain't d- her down once B- tryna tell me what you know about me You don't know nothin', keep it real with me She said she ain't tryna deal with me Okay, cool, you could sell that seat