Yeah, this is the story of love, but it's also a story of hate This is the story of love versus hate, and everything that went down Yeah, now please allow me to introduce myself My name is Love, some of y'all know me, some don't, some never will, some can't, and some won't But those who do, know I'm hard to understand I'm the reason that you put eight grand on your girl's hand I'm the reason that you're losing your mind Because it's half past nine and she been gone a long time Jealousy, he's a cousin of mine He whispers in your ear, be careful she kinda fine You can't live with me, or without me Some of y'all believe in me, but most of y'all doubt me And I don't blame you, cause I can be strong like lifelong But you better believe, I can still up and leave Some speak my name in vain and don't mean it And play games for self gain if it's convenient See I could be distant, or I could be blind I'm either right under your nose or impossible to find And if you got kids, I'm the reason that you got up at five thirty And came home at night dirty I could move in your home right through the front door But if I go, love doesn't live here anymore See some can't pronounce me, and some won't say me Some don't know me, but they swear they do daily But I can tell you one thing that's true I'm the reason that the saint wrote this verse for you My name is love My name is hate My name is love My name is hate My name is love My name is hate My name is love Now let me introduce myself My name is hate, most of y'all know me real well I'm the feeling that you get when you sit in a cell I'm the reason that Saddam wants nuclear bombs And I fill the neighborhoods with abusive moms And deadbeat daddies who drive around in big caddies Who try to escape me by puffing big fatties But I'm still right here when you come back And I separate white from brown and brown from black I'm the opposite of love, the cousin of revenge And I make people stick knives in the backs of friends I'm the inspiration of the Ku Klux Klan And I can't stand any woman or man See I can start wars and I cause earthquakes And I slither on the ground in the form of big snakes And I won't sleep until love is all gone I'm the reason that you wanna play or hate this song My name is hate My name is love My name is hate My name is love My name is hate My name is love My name is hate My name is love You see I can make a man go berserk And stick a gun in the face of a liquor store clerk But I can make a man wake up early for work Put on heavy boots and a blue collar shirt Cause I can make you happy But I can make you sad See I can make you glad See I can make you mad I can make you stumble through life all confused Frequently accused and always abused But I can take your life and make it all complete I'll get you off the street and never suffer defeat I can cause you strife, make you beat your wife I can give you self worth and make you love your life I'll make you join a gang I can make you love your mom I can steer you the right way Or you can do it all wrong But I can tell you one thing that's true Will you love or will you hate? See it's all up to you My name is love My name is hate My name is love My name is hate My name is love My name is hate My name is love My name is hate My name is love My name is hate My name is love My name is hate My name is love My name is hate My name is love My name is hate