Brother Ali - It Ain't Easy lyrics

[Intro] I did it again, huh? Yeah I know I’m writing you a song though It goes something like this!!! [Verse 1] You say one love, you can’t unlove I don’t know what it is you’re trying to run from Like you just, you’re trying to unfriend me in real life I want it all real, nothing fake please I don’t want to wonder what your handshake means I don’t need to say everything I think I must My ego’s trying to ruin everything I touch What I mean though or what my point is That you’re much more important than my point is If I win an argument and lose your heart Lord I hit the bullseye on the wrong dart board I want to thank everyone for being patient with me It’s a journey that I’m on, I pray you take it with me And to quote myself that’s what this is about “We live learn and figure it out” Oh my God now!!! [Hook/Chorus] It ain’t easy when it’s real Just don’t leave because I still need your patience And hear me when I say this It ain’t easy when it’s real In my heart you know I feel All your greatness and baby we can make it [Verse 2] I want the real love, not the false kind Not the one that need perfectness at all times When it seems most difficult to keep me close Is probably the time that I need you most I let you down though, I didn’t mean to Even the people who try, we get weak too And when you said we were family, I believed you Because I needed so bad for it to be true Now is my heart that way? Would I try to betray? Is there any such thing as an honest mistake? If what you need and what I have don’t match That’s when we need the love thing to fill those gaps up [Hook/Chorus] It ain’t easy when it’s real Just don’t leave because I still need your patience And hear me when I say this It ain’t easy when it’s real In my heart you know I feel All your greatness and baby we can make it [Verse 3] Tryna save the world, right? I’m a hot mess and if I’m honest It’s not just one event but a process If I’m tryna get out here and protest Let me first save the world from my foolishness Let me guard my heart from its harshness Try to rid my truth of its falseness If your beauty is closer than an arms length You’d be hard pressed to tell me that it’s far fetched I know I hurt you though, you took it personal But what’s love if the essence isn’t merciful? And I see no need for us to live with regrets I’d rather just forgive and forget Oh my God now [Hook/Chorus] It ain’t easy when it’s real Just don’t leave because I still need your patience And hear me when I say this It ain’t easy when it’s real In my heart you know I feel All your greatness and baby we can make it [Outro] I was thinking maybe not debate politics in the pool Nah, just because it’s your daughter’s birthday party, you know No, I feel you Yeah, word up, email me about that You said one love, you can’t unlove I don’t know what it is you’re trying to run from