Typical story of an open girl Typical story heard around the world Mama on her way, daddy up above After 14 I get to mini tough Used to roll up on the block on the east side I crack enough 40's by the sea side Lose a nigga every week to a drive by Whole bookshelf of stories by her knees I don't mean, I don't mean for it to sound so damn common I don't mean, I don't mean for it to sound like I'm choosy But when I say it's hard to open up to you It's hard to get close to you I want it with everything in me to one day just say I'm in love with you But I'm not used to it, I'm not used to it, I am not I'm not used to it, I'm not used to it, hey I'm not used to it, I'm not used to it, I am not I'm not used to it, I'm not used to it (I'm not used to it) One day, one day, one day One day, one day, one day All single mothers in my family Don't know if you're really understanding me Never seen a nigga be a real man I never seen a nigga with a real plan And I still never been to a wedding And I just see my family stressing All the sons grow up with no daddies in every generation Was all just raised on my granny But now I don't mean, I don't mean for it to sound so damn common I don't mean, I don't mean for it to sound like I'm choosy But when I say it's hard to just side with you It's hard to confide in you I want it with everything in me to one day just say that I ride with you But I'm not used to it, I'm not use to it, I am not I'm not used to it, I'm not used to it, hey I'm not used to it, I'm not used to it, I am not I'm not used to it, I'm not used to it (I'm not used to it) One day, one day, one day One day, one day, one day Sometimes I pop off cuz it's hard and I'm used to Sometimes I pop on cuz I have to Sometimes I run from all my problems Sometimes I make sure that I solve em I don't mean, I don't mean for it to sound so damn common I don't mean, I don't mean for it to sound so damn common but I'm not used to it But I'm not used to it, I'm not use to it, I am not (baby, yeah) I'm not used to it, I'm not used to it, hey (I'm not used to it) I'm not used to it, I'm not used to it, I am not (baby I'm sorry) I'm not used to it, I'm not used to it (I'm not, I'm not) Yeah, yeah One day, one day, one day, one day Yeah, yeah, hey yeah Cuz I'm not used to it

I did not know what you were about Something called "love" Made me want to find out Did not think you could ever care But I'm outta control 'Cause you're takin' me there I couldn't believe our love would last It's comin' on strong, girl Comin' on so much faster Get used to it 'Cause I'll be around Yeah, ya better get used to All my love Get used to it Don' t let me down You pulled me in So don't turn me around You didn't hesitate And told me just how you feel Well there ain't no mistake This time it's for real I didn't believe our love would last It's comin' on strong, girl Comin' on so much faster Get used to it 'Cause I'll be around Yeah, ya better get used to All my love, please I'll be around you Because I'm crazy about you I'll be around you, baby You know I can't live without you I'll be around ya, baby 'Cause I'm hungry for your love So you better get used to it 'Cause I'll be around Yeah, ya better get used to All my love, please Ya, better get used to All my love, baby Ya, better get used To our love

Pulled into your driveway again We kissed, but it felt different I should've seen it coming then Swore that you only had a crush You told me that you would cut him off I should've seen it coming then My friends all warned me I should run for the hills But I defended you still 'Cause I knew rumours could kill, oh Oh, your secret's safe with me And him, and all of our friends you told Oh, you don't even know I know Don't worry 'cause I'm keeping my mouth closed Yeah, your secret's safe with me And him, and everyone else who knows Darling, how could you be so cold? Don't worry 'cause I'm keeping my mouth closed Yeah, your secret's safe with me I really hope you had your fun Good for you fooling everyone You had me tricked for 16 months, oh Your smoke and mirrors had me hypnotized Right in front of my eyes Well, I heard the truth last night Your secret's safe with me And him, and all of our friends you told Oh, you don't even know I know Don't worry 'cause I'm keeping my mouth closed Yeah, your secret's safe with me And him, and everyone else who knows Darling, how could you be so cold? Don't worry 'cause I'm keeping my mouth closed When your "woe is me" stops working I bet your songs won't sound the same The truth you can't deny changed everything Oh, you can't hide behind what's clear as day Oh, your secret's safe with me And him, and all of our friends you told (all our friends you told) Oh, you don't even know, I know (I know) Don't worry 'cause I'm keeping my mouth closed Yeah, your secret's safe with me And him, and everyone else who knows (all our friends, they know) Darling, how could you be so cold? Don't worry 'cause I'm keeping my mouth closed Yeah, your secret's safe with me And him, and all of our friends you told Yeah, your secret's safe with me And him, and all of our friends you told Yeah, your secret's safe

You say you gotta think it over I can't stop thinkin' of you Is he the guy you wanna hold you? I'll be here when you need me to Make you feel beautiful in the mornin' Light you up when the rain won't stop pourin' 'Cause there's a million little things I haven't told you It kills me every time he's with you so How am I supposed to think about anything else? How am I to go on keeping this to myself? I am done pretending I want anyone else Anyone else Anyone else Ooh-hoo Anyone else Ooh-hoo Anyone else And now the days are gettin' longer I'm caught daydreamin' of you I'm still waitin' for my happy ever after When you're ready I'll be ready too Make you feel beautiful in the mornin' Light you up when the rain won't stop pourin' 'Cause there's a million little things I haven't told you It kills me every time he's with you so How am I supposed to think about anything else? How am I to go on keeping this to myself? I am done pretending I want anyone else Anyone else Anyone else The world melts away when I'm with you And I know you're afraid to jump too soon, oh But I promise if you would I'd love you better than he ever could Girl, we'd have it good, we'd have it good How am I supposed to think about anything else? How am I to go on keeping this to myself? I am done pretending I want anyone else Anyone else Anyone else I keep hoping it'll only be a matter of time 'Til the memories fade and the feelings subside Time won't help, I can't settle for anyone else Anyone else Anyone else

So they told me all the things that you said Running all over my name, oh-oh-oh And you're acting, oh, so innocent Like I'm the only one to blame You've been lying to yourself Lie to everyone else Only thinking 'bout yourself Darling, what the hell? I know what you say about me I hope that it makes you happy You can't seem to get me off your mind (Get me off your mind) Oh-oh-oh I know you're lying through your teeth You told them the lies that you told me I've had enough of it this time (Had enough this time) So you can lie, lie, lie, lie, lie Go ahead and try, try, try, try, try It won't work this time, time, time, time, time I'll kiss your ass goodbye, bye, bye, bye, bye I'll kiss your ass goodbye So you're telling them it's all my fault You're the victim this time, oh-oh-oh And you wanna make it seem like it's your call You're acting like everything's fine You've been lying to yourself Lie to everyone else Only thinking 'bout yourself Darling, what the hell? I know what you say about me I hope that it makes you happy You can't seem to get me off your mind (Get me off your mind) Oh-oh-oh I know you're lying through your teeth You told them the lies that you told me I've had enough of it this time (had enough this time) I know what you say about me Ah-ah-oh, you can't get me off your mind I know what you say about me (yeah, yeah, yeah) I hope that it makes you happy You can't seem to get me off your mind (Get me off your mind) oh-oh-oh I know you're lying through your teeth You told them the lies that you told me I've had enough of it this time (Had enough this time) So you can lie, lie, lie, lie, lie Go ahead and try, try, try, try, try It won't work this time, time, time, time, time I'll kiss your ass goodbye, bye, bye, bye, bye I'll kiss your ass goodbye

I don't know what I did to deserve all this I don't wanna be rude or on the defensive But I've been going through it too And I know you feel used, I know you've been hurt Anything I did to make you feel worse I'd take it all back if I could And nothing I say will ease the pain Why must I hurt for you to feel okay? You don't get to take all of me (set me free) And I don't need your apology (let me be) I don't recognize you, not anymore You're not the love that I fell for You don't get to take all of me (set me free) I've been running away, I've been facing my fears Tell my mom I'm okay while I'm holding back tears It's been a fucking year And I've been doing my time, I've been working on me Wasn't sure I'd survive, never felt so weak And nothing really seemed to help it And nothing I say will ease the pain Why do I have to hurt for you to feel okay? You don't get to take all of me (set me free) And I don't need your apology (let me be) I don't recognize you, not anymore You're not the love that I fell for You don't get to take all of me (set me free) I hope you know that I still care about you, dearly But I've gotta lock the door and throw away the key And I hope you know that I still care about you, darling I won't never let you hurt me how you hurt me Again, ever again You don't get to take all of me (set me free) And I don't need your apology (let me be) I don't recognize you, not anymore You're not the love that I fell for You don't get to take all of me (set me free) You don't get to take all of me (set me free) You don't get to take all of me Set me free

Get your head out the ground Take a step back, get a good look around I know I'll find my way out But just 'cause it gets better, don't make it better right now Are all of my tears gonna turn into somethin'? Is all of this pain just for nothin'? Just for nothin' Well, maybe someday it'll all fade away And the weight of the world won't be mine And maybe I'll see at the end of the day Who I am made it all worth the while And these scars will be stories I tell All in due time All the ways that I've changed I'm still cleanin' up all the mess that I made The fires I'm puttin' out Just 'cause it's over, don't mean I'm over it now Third-degree burns Yeah, it hurts while it's healin' I'm still tryna get back the feelin', oh Well, maybe someday it'll all fade away And the weight of the world won't be mine And maybe I'll see at the end of the day Who I am made it all worth the while And these scars will be stories I tell All in due time All in due time Oh, all in due time

I'm not perfect but he loves me anyway. Wasn't an angel in my younger days. We all have done things, that's between us and God. There's no better comfort than being in his arms. He loves me still. He loves us still. I'm not perfect but he loves me anyway. This loneliness fills every inch of every open but his grace and mercy gives me strength when I am weak and carries me when I can't stand on my own feet. He loves me still. So glad he loves me still. And when I'm down he lifts me up. He sees beyond what I've become. Lord lift me up I feel so down. Yet he loves me still. So glad he loves me still.