[Verse 1]
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I just need some time, Im tryna think straight
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I just need a moment in my own space
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Ask me how Im doin, I say “okay,” yeah
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But aint that what we all say?
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Sometimes I think back to the old days
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In the pointless conversations with the old me
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Yeah, back when my momma used to hold me
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I wish somebody woulda told me
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[Chorus]
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If you want love, you gon have to go through the pain
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If you want love, you gon have to learn how to change
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If you want trust, you gon have to give some away
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If you want love, if you want love
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[Verse 2]
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Yeah, as a kid I used to think life
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Is moving so slow, I watch it go by
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Look out the window on my bus ride
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I thought the world was so small, through my closed eyes
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Ive always tried to control things
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In the end thats what controls me
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Maybe thats why Im controllin
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I wish somebody woulda told me
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[Chorus]
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If you want love, you gon have to go through the pain
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If you want love, you gon have to learn how to change
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If you want trust, you gon have to give some away
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If you want love, if you want love
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[Verse 3]
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The older I get, I feel like Im always tryna save time
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Talkin to the voices in my head, they make me think twice
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Tellin me it doesnt mean its wrong because it feels right
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Im scared that one day Ill wake up and wonder whered the time go
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Talk about the past like its the present while I rock slow
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Ill sit in the living room and laugh with kids of my own
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And tell em
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[Chorus]
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If you want love, you gon have to go through the pain
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I wish you woulda told me
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If you want love, you gon have to learn how to change
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I wish somebody woulda told me
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If you want trust, you gon have to give some away
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You gon have to give
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If you want love, if you want love
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If you want love, if you want love