But, baby!

INTRO spoken, soft but fed up

You ever love somebody so deep it pisses you off?

Yeah, this one’s for that man that swears he don’t need love, but melts every time you touch him.

(soft, emotional R&B flow)

You think I wanna love you

Nah baby, you just love how I can’t help myself,

Loving you, caring for you,

Checking on your mind, your spirit, your messed up mental health.

Worrying bout that precious heart

That really been a bruised up,

Fucked up, manipulating ass heart (yeah)

Still I stayed,

Still I kissed those lips como adicta, every chance I got, Still I loved that stupid ass voice

But somehow, it felt like home, damn.

Those eyes,

Acting innocent but you love control,

Cause it feeds your ego knowing

I love you deeper than you ever loved your own soul.

And it feeds you, don’t it? (don’t it?)

Knowing I love you this hard, don’t it? (yeah)

That childhood wound you never healed,

That momma love you never got,

And now you think my heart is something you can use until it rot.

But listen, papi

HOOK

Cause behind all that tough talk,

I know you crave this love,

You yearn my words

You melted every time I held you.

Every time I whispered, “I see you.”

Not who the world sees, YOU.

But you let ego beat the truth,

You hurt me like that made you a man (nah)

But baby, if you only knew

Real men accept love.

Real men let themselves be loved.

(yeah, mmm, real men let themselves be loved)

RAP VERSE (raw, emotional)

Look,

You pushed me cause you scared of choosing me,

Broke me cause you ain’t used to someone loving you (pause) honestly

Why you act hard when your soul soft?

Why you run when I’m the one thing you never lost?

You talk tough, but you sleep like a child on my chest,

Breathing heavy when life got too loud, needing rest.

Held me like peace was something you never had,

Then wake up acting brand new like loving me made you weak,

Boy, that’s sad.

You ain’t a villain, baby, you just broken,

But broken ain’t a reason to leave me hoping.

Cause I saw the man you keep hiding

I saw the truth your pride keep fighting

I loved you louder than your fears

But you let ego scream louder than my prayers.

You can fool the streets but you can’t fool me,

I saw the man living under all that history.

And I’m done begging,

Done explaining what real love feels like

But baby, hear this one last time,

HOOK (repeat with ad libs)

(yeah yeah)

Cause behind all that tough talk,

I know you crave this love,

You yearn my words,

You melted every time I held you. (every time, baby)

Every time I whispered, “I see you.”

Not who the world sees, YOU.

But you let ego beat the truth,

You hurt me like that made you a man

But baby, if you only knew

Real men accept love.

Real men let themselves be loved.

(let themselves, let themselves)

BRIDGE (I want this soft, almost crying but strong)

One day you’ll realize

You lost the one heart that cared for you whole.

& maybe that day you’ll finally learn

Love ain’t weakness

& pushing me away

Never made you strong.

But I hope you heal cause I love you