This Is Us - Keyshia Cole

Got a million reasons to run and hide I don't blame you for being scared (for being scared, no) 'Bout a novel long, all the pain that he caused you Baby I'm fully aware (I'm fully aware) If I could change the story's ending to me and you Don't know the meaning of pretending what to do I could be the one Give you all my love Forget what he has done to you I'm here now Open up to me Love will set you free If ever you believed Please believe in me This is us This is us This is us This is us This is love This is love Let the world know baby This is us This is us This is us This is us This is love This is love Let the world know baby This is us I know everything isn't meant to last Box up all the photographs You're moving on (yeah) I could flip back over that hour glass And refill the better half (the better half) And it's a miracle How broken hearts can mend Want you dry up all those teardrops and start again I could be the one Give you all my love Forget what he has done to you I'm here now Open up to me Love will set you free If ever you believed Please believe in me This is us This is us This is us This is us This is love This is love Let the world know baby This is us This is us This is us This is us This is love This is love Let the world know baby This is us If I could show you There's no risk of being left alone Would you let your past go I'll take it slow 'Cause there's no need to rush when I know I could be the one Give you all my love Forget what he has done to you I'm here now Open up to me Love will set you free If ever you believed Please believe in me This is us This is us This is us This is us This is love This is love Let the world know baby This is us This is us This is us This is us This is love This is love Let the world know baby This is us

I used to push my luck, I used to fill my cup Yeah, I used to be known for the dumb things I used to chase the sun, I used to kiss and run All-nighters turned into nothings, and I I'm lucky every other lover got away (Got away) I'm lucky that my heart was always hard to break (Hard to break) I'm lucky when you came along, I had a chance to take 'Cause it was just you and that was just me And that was just the way that it used to be And we were just kids back then tryna figure out what it was No, it wasn't that bad but could've been better If only back then we'd have been together But it was just you and that was just me Before we found love Now this is us All I really know is love ain't simple (Oh, yeah, oh, yeah) It finds you all alone when you're unassembled Yeah, when you're in pieces and you feel like you're drowning And you don't wanna give nobody the power That's when it gets in the cut And that's when it stitches you up 'Cause it was just you and that was just me And that was just the way that it used to be And we were just kids back then tryna figure out what it was No, it wasn't that bad but could've been better If only back then we'd have been together But it was just you and that was just me Before we found love Now this is us This is us, this is us, this is us, yeah This is trust, this is trust, this is trust, yeah This is love, this is love, this is love, yeah (This is love, yeah) I'm lucky every other lover got away (Got away) I'm lucky that my heart was always hard to break I'm lucky when you came along, I had a chance to take 'Cause it was just you and that was just me And that was just the way that it used to be And we were just kids back then tryna figure out what it was No, it wasn't that bad but could've been better If only back then we'd have been together But it was just you and that was just me Before we found love Now this is us This is us, this is us, this is us, yeah This is trust, this is trust, this is trust, yeah This is love, this is love, this is love, yeah (Yeah, yeah, this is love, yeah baby) This is us, this is us, this is us, yeah (Yeah, baby) This is trust, this is trust, this is trust, yeah (Oh, baby) This is love, this is love, this is love, yeah

Can one wrong turn give me new direction? Can one false move bring you one true friend? Could a stranger ever end up being you? We took it back in all directions Reaching out towards the door Is there a message, a pathway, or something more? Oh, in the quiet way you caught my eye Oh, got enough to get you memorized I found my way, I found my way to you I found my way, I found my way to you I found my way, I found my way to you I found my way, I found my way to you I told a story before I knew the ending I got an answer before I heard the question How did a stranger ever end up being you? Oh, in the quiet way you caught my eye Oh, got enough to get you memorized I found my way, I found my way to you I found my way, I found my way to you I found my way, I found my way to you I found my way, I found my way to you I found my way, I found my way to you I found my way, I found my way to you I found my way, I found my way to you I found my way, I found my way to you

Remember how we used to party up all night? Sneakin' out and lookin' for a taste of real life Drinkin' in the small town firelight (Pabst Blue Ribbon on ice) Sweet sixteen, and we had arrived Walkin' down the streets as they whistle, "Hi, hi!" Stealin' police cars with the senior guys Teachers said we'd never make it out alive There she was, my new best friend High heels in her hand, swayin' in the wind While she starts to cry Mascara running down her little Bambi eyes "Lana, how I hate those guys" This is what makes us girls We all look for heaven and we put our love first Somethin' that we'd die for, it's our curse Don't cry about it, don't cry about it This is what makes us girls We all stick together 'cause we put our love first Don't cry about him, don't cry about him It's all gonna happen And that's where the beginnin' of the end begun Everybody knew that we had too much fun We were skippin' school and drinkin' on the job With the boss Sweet sixteen, and we had arrived Baby's table dancin' at the local dive Cheerin' our names in the pink spotlight Drinkin' cherry schnapps in the velvet night Yo, we used to go break into the hotel Glimmerin', we'd swim Runnin' from the cops in our black bikini tops Screamin', "Get us while we're hot, get us while we're hot" (C'mon, take a shot) This is what makes us girls We all look for heaven and we put our love first Somethin' that we'd die for, it's our curse Don't cry about it, don't cry about it This is what makes us girls We all stick together 'cause we put our love first Don't cry about him, don't cry about him It's all gonna happen The prettiest in-crowd that you had ever seen Ribbons in our hair, and our eyes gleamed mean A freshmen generation of degenerate beauty queens And you know somethin'? They were the only friends I ever had We got into trouble and when stuff got bad I got sent away, I was wavin' on the train platform Cryin' 'cause I know I'm never comin' back This is what makes us girls We all look for heaven and we put our love first Somethin' that we'd die for, it's our curse Don't cry about it, don't cry about it This is what makes us girls We all stick together 'cause we put our love first Don't cry about him, don't cry about him It's all gonna happen

I think it's gonna be a hell of a night, hmm A hell of a night So we could do whatever you like, hey Hey It took me all day to find some inspiration It just hit me like a ton of bricks, no renovation Problem with the game now, there ain't no innovation I see my shit all in your shit, we call that imitation And they say that's flattering, but I ain't flattered at all Matter fact y'all need to practice that more See my man Nate asked me if I gained weight I said, "Nah, my pockets got fatter, that's all" Money was an issue, but now that that's solved I ball, I ball, like Kobe in the fall Put trophies on wall, rather trophies on my mantle Dog my shows be off the handle, take the proceeds go to gamble Ha! Bet it on black and pray, I quadruple my salary If I win, maybe then I could pay Sallie Mae Told her I be dealin' with some real-life shit She be askin' when?, bitch! When I feel like it Cole World, Cole life, cold-blooded I be on my shit, and look at, all the hoes love it Got a hundred fifty bitches in the club starin' at me How that feel? Very happy! Hey, I got what you need right here, right here I got, I got what you need right here, right here I got, I got what you need right here, right here I got, I got what you need right here, right here, hey Uh, turn up the 808's for me Back when I was starvin' no one made a plate for me Now I do it big and that's my day-to-day story I got the type of shit that make a hater say sorry Bitch, I made this in the crib, watchin' Belly Eatin' peanut butter jelly, what the fuck the niggas tell me They say I'm takin' long, I tell 'em patience is a virtue I'm goin' all out and bitch I never had a curfew See, when you're spittin' so real Suddenly these phony niggas lose they appeal Got 'em feelin' like my niggas when they lose, they appeal Then it's back to the cell, back to the hell At times, I watch the news and see they talkin' 'bout diplomacy And they ain't got a clue my niggas ain't got they diplomas, see Rappers show me love, I wonder what it could be I think they scared of me, and they should be Cole World, Cole life, cold-blooded I be on my shit, and look at, all the hoes love it Got a hundred fifty bitches in the club starin' at me How that feel? Very happy! Hey, I got what you need right here, right here I got, I got what you need right here, right here I got, I got what you need right here, right here I got, I got what you need right here, right here, hey Okay, we outta here I think it's safe to say we outta here We outta here I think it's safe to say we outta here I think it's gonna be a hell of a night, hmm A hell of a night So we could do whatever you like, hey

I won't let it out until you let me know if you love it Ayy, baby, I'ma take it low I'm on my night job, my niggas riding my city understand us See a hundred bandits, each put a hundred bands up They can't call us bandits no more Same hood, same corner store But them same old hoes ain't wearing panties no more I'm on my night job, slim waist with them fat thighs Never been baptized, but she soak me all in her holy water I'm one of five, she the only daughter She ain't used to sharing, I ain't used to caring Let's play truth or dare 'Cause lately my lifestyle's like dynamite I'ma go lights out, Black Dynamite Smoke one, that I might I'm on my night job, always knew how to play these cards of mine Fuck rap, we seen harder times Jump back like Vinny Carter prime I'm on mine I won't let it out until you let me know if you love it Aye, baby, I'ma take it low I'm on my night job, y'all niggas jivin', I'm back up in position Earnhardt, I'ma catch some nigga slippin' Burn hard on a track and get to whippin' I'm on my night job, why is it always blacks that get detention? For my nigga with the pass to get the flip in Boy that trap is a accurate description I'm on my night job, finally got Bassy off the corner '010 niggas thought he was a gonner He ducked shots, now it's "Bas, we gotta phone her" I'm on my night job, flew the posse out to Rome and Won't tell you 'bout no Basquiats don't want 'em Nigga word to Selassie, I'm zonin' I'm on my night job Got old niggas tryna bite 'cause they can't capture The feeling from days 'fore the game passed 'em Niggas out here lookin' like a bunch of Dame Dash's Nicorette, that's patchwork That ain't better than your last work Cigarette, let the ash burn Omen said don't worry 'bout the last word I'ma hit the gas swerve on 'em, skrrr Too high to riot, that's my best excuse for being lazy Being an artist, that's the best excuse for being crazy I've been so infatuated, went to Clark and graduated Now she on my FaceTime and, my nigga, she just masturbated Fuck a album release party, I'm out in the streets, shawty How many rappers I killed? Counted at least 40 Nah, I ain't God, but shawty down on her knees for me I'm horny like that Coltrane album A Love Supreme, that's Cole fav' album Lately, I've been dancing like a Soul Train album Lately, silly making songs talkin' 'bout how they hate me They've been loving me this whole time My only adversary was my own mind Killed my ego now I'm snappin' like it's '09 With a gold mine of inspiration for y'all Fuck your co-sign, that nigga can't fuck with Cole neither Don't ask for a feature, we bring a whole liter of ether to eat ya We gotta heat for niggas, keep reachin' If these bullets was heat-seeking they wouldn't even reach you niggas I'm on my

I see your smile Can't help but notice the way you see me And the way I look at you I try but I can't stop the way I feel, yeah I want you to come over here and grab my body So we can dance back and forth Baby you know I try But I can't control myself, I really can't, no Ooh, ooh, you drive me crazy Ooh, you make me want you so bad Baby I try, you complete me Ooh, you need me, I promise I walk away and you try to make me feel That I want hide something from you I'm so real, yeah Baby, I can't control myself, I really I can't, no I want you to come over here and grab my body So we can dance back and forth Baby, you know I try But I can't control myself, do it for you tonight Ooh, ooh, you drive me crazy Ooh, you make me want you so bad Baby I try, you complete me Ooh, you need me, I promise That baby, like that baby, that baby, like that baby Like that baby, like that baby, that baby, like that baby Like that baby, like that baby, that baby, like that baby That baby, like that baby, that baby, like that Why don't you? Yeah, c'mon Ooh, ooh, you drive me crazy Ooh, you make me want you so bad And baby I try, you complete me Ooh, you need me, I promise Baby I want you so bad Baby I want you so bad, so bad, so bad Baby I want you so bad, so bad Baby I want you so bad Baby I want you so bad Baby I want you so bad, so bad, so bad Baby I want you so bad, so bad I want you so bad That baby, like that baby, that baby, like that baby Like that baby, like that baby, that baby, like that baby Like that baby, like that baby, that baby, like that baby That baby, like that baby, that baby, like that

Love can stay, stays the same How can we expect the best out of life if we don't ever change? It doesn't matter now What we had is all gone now Why would I still be right here? The only one standing right by your side I kept my promise even when you lied Took you in, I'd never leave you outside Now the tables have turned, and I'm hoping you learned What losing my love feels like I won't get emotional I used to lose control No more cussing and screaming Not scared of you leaving I'm good even if you don't give a damn anymore It's not about you and me anymore, baby I tried things your way, blew up in my face You want a reaction, but I won't get emotional It's funny how life works out One day you're on top, and the next day you're not Everybody thought they knew the facts Gave him love but he ain't give it back Now you're wondering how we got here, yeah See, I could be petty and react But that's just not how I get down (get down) And it's crazy how I'm still holding your hand When you ain't even my man I kept my promise even when you lied Took you in, I'd never leave you outside Now the tables have turned, and I'm hoping you learned What losing my love feels like I won't get emotional I used to lose control No more cussing and screaming Not scared of you leaving I'm good even if you don't give a damn anymore It's not about you and me anymore, baby I tried it your way, blew up in my face You want a reaction, but I won't get emotional I've been here before But this time I won't, won't, won't I won't get emotional, no I used to lose control No more cussing and screaming (Not scared) Not scared of you leaving (no more) I'm good even if you don't give a damn anymore It's not about you and me anymore, baby I tried it your way, blew up in my face You want a reaction, but I won't get emotional