Back again I'm holed up In the waiting room again Focused on the empty Getting underneath my skin How do I keep it? How do I keep it here? Look at how the time flies Burning daylight to the ground Wash away the ashes Gonna quiet my head down How do I keep it? How do I keep it here? 'Cause I wanna get high But you're keeping me low I don't got time to waste or time to kill I've had too much to think I wanna get high But you're taking me down down down Don't got time to waste or time to kill I've had too much to think Illuminate the shadow And try to keep the light within (keep the light within) Avoid another battle And forget what might have been How do I keep it? How do I keep it here? 'Cause I wanna get high But you're keeping me low I don't got time to waste or time to kill I've had too much to think I wanna get high (I wanna get high) But you're taking me down down down Don't got time to waste or time to kill I've had too much to think Oh oh oh Oh oh oh oh oh oh Oh oh oh oh oh oh I've had too much to think As I walk through the valley of the shadow of LA See the faces of the people as they run away It's a permanent made distraction, the modern reaction The people don't have to feel the dissatisfaction It's a slow journey up but a quick ride on down And nobody here knowing their way around From the top of the world every which way is down And who's gonna take the crown? 'Cause I wanna get high (I wanna get high) But you're keeping me low (But you're keeping me low) I don't got time to waste or time to kill I've had too much to think I wanna get high (I wanna get high) But you're taking me down down down Don't got time to waste or time to kill I've had too much to think Oh oh oh Oh oh oh oh oh oh Oh oh oh oh oh oh I've had too much to think

Oh, oh, oh, ooh Yeah, ayy, ayy It gets so hard to tell Who's really here for me Who's really down for me Or who just down for the ride So many issues of switchin' sides I just cannot identify My, heart has a funny way of lettin' people in I swear it's never my intentions Always missin' all the signs that God be givin' Never find out the truth until the endin' That they pretend (oh), that they pretend (oh, oh) Please don't pretend with me, yeah (yeah, yeah) Just keep it real with me, just keep it real (oh, ooh-ooh) Don't play pretend (ooh, ooh, ooh, oh) Don't play pretend Please don't pretend with me, yeah (oh, oh, oh) Just keep it real, just keep it real (oh, oh) They say that I'm weak, they say that I'm way too naive Always tryna see, see the good in everybody (see the good in everybody) You would probably think disappointments would've stopped me Love just keep on bleedin', I know that God still got me The reality hits, and I'm not to expect people to give what I give Or think how I think, all I know my love it could be too much for some of you To love the way I do Don't play pretend (no, no) Please don't pretend (no, no, oh) Please don't pretend with me, yeah Just keep it real with me, just keep it real (just keep it real with me, yeah) Don't play pretend (don't, no) Don't play pretend (don't, no) Please don't pretend with me, yeah Just keep it real with me, just keep it real I can't help it that my heart's so big Constantly let people in I love without a motive (love without a motive) I just givin' and I give (oh, ooh whoa, oh, oh) But I need somethin' tangible Somethin' I can hold onto A relationship I can feel Somethin' real (yeah, yeah), somethin' real (yeah), somethin' real Don't play pretend Don't play pretend (no, no) Please don't pretend with me (no, no, oh) Just keep it real with me, just keep it real Don't play pretend (don't) Please don't pretend (don't play) Please don't pretend with me, yeah (please don't pretend) Just keep it real, just keep it real (woo, ooh, don't play pretend, yeah) Don't play pretend (no, no) Don't play pretend (no, no) Please don't pretend with me, yeah Just keep it real with me, just keep it real

Lookin' in my rearview mirror and I see tears I see all my fears And what was I afraid of? Everything I'm made of It's why I'm here (oh) Many long sleepless nights Didn't feel I could survive Felt like I had broken wings, I couldn't fly Doubt and worry fill my mind Eyes blurry like I was blind And now I see that the struggle was beautiful Beautiful (beautiful) Beautiful, it was beautiful (beautiful) It was all meant for the good, it was for my good And I thought it was for my bad (for my bad) Tell me who in the world imagined that Every heartache and headache and mistake (oh) Leave you where I'm at (leave you where I'm at, oh) Now I'm lookin' out of my window (window) Free as a leaf when the wind blows (wind blows) Only happy tears on my pillow (pillow) I can see the sky, no more below us I got joy, I got strength I got peace and happiness I won't forget I remember the struggle was beautiful Beautiful (beautiful) Beautiful (beautiful) It was beautiful (beautiful) Beautiful, beautiful (beautiful) Beautiful (beautiful) It was beautiful (beautiful) Beautiful, I'm beautiful I'm beautiful, I'm beautiful (beautiful) I'm beautiful, I'm beautiful I'm beautiful, I'm beautiful I'm beautiful, I'm beautiful I'm beautiful, I'm beautiful I'm beautiful, I'm beautiful I'm beautiful, I'm beautiful

Troy Taylor, you the GOAT How can I ever win, if I keep on lettin' you back in over and over again? And how will I ever heal, if I keep allowin' you to control how I feel? You drainin' my energy, how the f- is you my protector but killin' me inside? 'Cause boy you stay killin' my vibe, why you wastin' my time? Can't lie I knew from the first time Tellin' me you mine I knew you had problems, I thought I could solve 'em But now I know for sure, you need something more Tried to give you everything I had in me and more You should go love yourself You should go get some help I'ma just love myself Maybe we both need help You should go love yourself (yourself) You should go get some help (help) I'd rather love myself (myself) Maybe we both need help Maybe we both need help The things that you say, they can ruin my day, I don't know why I let it Got me thinkin' that I am the problem but maybe it's you bein' careless You say I'm needy (oh), when I want affection (oh) You gon' f- around (oh), and miss out on your blessings (oh, oh) Yeah, you got the right plan but the wrong bi- Turn-turn me to a savage, shoot to kill and I won't miss (Keep on playin' with me) I gave you my heart and you just took advantage (took advantage) You took away the effort and you had it damaged (had it damaged) I'm the one to blame because I let it happen You projected all your issues on to me and Now I'm insecure, I need something more Tried to give you everything I had in me and more You should go love yourself (yourself) You should go get some help (help) I'ma just love myself (myself) Maybe we both need help You should go love yourself (yourself) You should go get some help (help) I'd rather love myself (ooh, whoa, oh-oh) Maybe we both need help I'd rather love myself 'Cause you don't know how to love me The way I wanna be loved And I can't make you into someone that I want you to be Your issues are too deep, 'cause your issues are way too deep Way too deep, way too deep Way too deep, way too deep