[Hook] I'mma keep it real I'mma keep it real with you You see love is hard It's hard enough to deal with you [Verse 1] First off, let me start by saying this I couldn't measure up How in the world were you weighing this When we argue do you consider how I'm taking this? Your just a broken record and I'm still playing it Claim this ain't a game and you ain't the one I'm playing with You say I bit off more than I can chew And you leave, but I ain't winning if I'm losing you That's just common sense I'm tryna make amends Tryna get back to the way that things used to be Don't let it die, don't write the eulogy But usually, love ends bad, so crucially Yeah, I never thought of how we'd end up Hoping that together forever was how they picture us And tell em frame it if you think the picture's clear enough I just hope that you could hold it down Got my mind off the prize, but I still want the crown [Hook 2x] [Verse 2] Another argument; Throwing sh** around claiming that you call it quits But you'll be back around Like you come once a year I waste time watching re-runs of Cheers When your not around everything feels wrong You think I've changed just because my appeal has grown Miss the old days girls it's been so long We went our seperate ways and I never felt so alone in my life But, we had to do what was right Only thing that really hurts is finding out it never works I think of all the women I care for What if they find a man that's better to me and they're prepared more? And they end up happy in the long run? No idea how hard it was to get this song done How hard it took, how hard it took Guess you'll never know I'll never know how I let these feelings grow [Hook]