I, I, I, I should've told you Don't take your love away Why didn't I just listen? Why we said you needed me the most? I just went missing Why didn't I pay attention to my intuition? Because I know you, I know you, I know you now I can feel you slipping Like that time you hinted And niggas got you on their hit list Did you just think I missed it? I played that in my mind like 30,000 times I just wasn't right Why you bringing up other niggas? When I ain't out here bringing up other bitches Sorry, no other women This is you and me * This is about treatment This is mostly recent So don't you take it I, I, I, I should've told you I, I, I, I, I should've showed you Showed you, time to provoke you But I didn't, so hold you Don't take your love away I, I, I, I know I chose you And I wasn't doing things I wasn't supposed to Girl, I'm begging you, please, please Don't take your love away I'd do anything to please you, girl I'd even pull a easy move across the street So I could see you, girl How many times could I repeat it, girl? You sent me pictures with me with her But that was my nigga Weezy's girl I know you called and I missed it I swear I called you right back though I don't know why you didn't get it You know my phone be trippin' when I be long distance *, I didn't call you back, I'll just admit it *, you're right, okay? Sometimes a man's gotta be a man Sometimes we're sucking our head About things that women never understand Strange ambitions and people in need of money I don't always wanna talk about How I feel the world's sleeping on me I pull back, but things are getting hectic There's things we forgot to address So we went in the wrong direction I dropped the bar more than I cared to mention I paid for more gifts than I paid attention I know you need affection Don't wanna find myself and lose you Too many people said they love me And they did, and I know who's who You say you do and I believe you So you can do anything you need to Just don't take your love I, I, I, I should've told you Told you I, I, I, girl, I should've showed you Showed you Kind of broke, but I did it to hold you Yeah, yeah, yeah, yeah Oh, yeah I, I, I, I know I should've told you I wasn't doing things I wasn't supposed to Girl, I'm begging you, please, please Yeah, yeah, yeah, yeah Don't take it from me, baby No, no, no, no, no, no, no, no, no, no