Too many times this love thing never worked
I had to step back and just realize my worth and
Not take it out on myself when it hurt
But now that I know that
I'll put myself first, yeah
Yeah
New year, new girl and I'm placing all my bets on the table on her
Scared money don't make none and I feel imma hit the jackpot for sure
Trusting my gut feeling cuz it seems right
Mutual feelings, yeah that's what it seem like
Same page, we be talking on the low
And I'm trying to take it slow
But you giving me the green light
Or red? Maybe I'm tripping
I keep putting myself in this position
Feeling like I'm stuck in Izanami
From the way that I be trying to find a way out of a cycle that keeps on repeating
Ah, damn, tripping over myself
While I keep looking for ways to get over myself
And every time I think I'm doing better
There comes another girl that's sending me some love letter
In invisible ink
Too many times this love thing never worked
I had to step back and just realize my worth and
Not take it out on myself when it hurt
But now that I know that
I'll put myself first, yeah
Yeah
Now I'm back
Been away a bit but now I'm back on track
Had to drop a shorty that ain't messing with me back
And now I got a shorty that be laying on her back and she all like
"I love it, I love it, yeah I do
Promise I ain't entertaining anybody but you"
2020 vision from the way I see through, but
Don't know what to do
Cuz I feel like love is trying to just spite me
Want a bad chick to keep right beside me
But instead all of these girls they, uh, yeah
All of these girls don't like me
They just lust
Even though I'm guilty of it myself
I can't trust
Anyone that keeps me a notch on their belt, nah
Too many times this love thing never worked
I had to step back and just realize my worth and
Not take it out on myself when it hurt
But now that I know that
I'll put myself first, yeah