What does it take?
When you say that you love me
How can this be?
When it feels like
Got shackles on my feet, baby
What does it take, babe?
How many people you gotta shake
Before you see it in me, ooh wee
Shh, wait a minute, let me talk to ya
Every day, chillin' with your friends
My turn, control kicks in
That's when I found out who you were about, you know
Looking back on my life back then
And how we used to be
All the memories, so sweet, all in the shame
You don't know me, but you call me
From your homies, wanna touch me
Wanna kiss me, wanna love me
Say you miss me, but you only wanna control me
What does it take to compromise?
What does it take for you to see through my eyes?
What does it take to break the chain?
For you to see things my way
What does it take for you to choose?
For you to play by my rules?
Through the snow, through the storm
And through the rain
Through the snow, through the storm
Through my pain, yeah
Now that tables have turned
And it's funny how you're running out
Of all of the tricks to hold me
Tricked
I had to make a change, you realize
The thing just ain't the same
But I'm not the one to blame
No, no, no, no
See, I don't wanna come back home at night
No more
Cause I don't wanna be alone
But you call me, from your homies
Wanna touch me, wanna kiss me
Wanna love me, say you miss me
But you only wanna control me
What does it take to compromise?
What does it take for you to see through my eyes?
What does it take to break the chain?
For you to see things my way
What does it take for you to choose?
For you to play by my rules?
Through the snow, through the storm
And through the rain
Through the snow, through the storm
Through my pain
I told you all along
So been down this road before
Still you don't wanna be alone this long
What does it take?
Baby, tell me
What does it take to compromise?
What does it take for you to see through my eyes?
What does it take to break the chain?
For you to see things my way
What does it take for you to choose?
For you to play by my rules?
Through the snow, through the storm
And through the rain
What does it take to compromise?
What does it take for you to see through my eyes?
What does it take to break the chain?
For you to see things my way
What does it take for you to choose?
For you to play by my rules?
Through the snow through the storm
And through the rain
What does it take?