[Intro: Nelly] Yo... we cool, right? Nah I mean, we go back You know, back before the records Before you went to college and became this person who you are Oh, congratulations on that anyway too, so But, for a long time it's been somethin I need to tell you Uhh, uhh, uhh - listen
[Nelly - singing] You see we been knowin each other since we were about this high Same elementary, shared the same bus stop Even as a youngster I knew you was so fly Even back then I knew you were the one I watched you grow, I watched your transformation Right through school to your current occupation It took this long for me to man up and have this conversation But fuck it, here it go
[Chorus: Nelly] I want you, to want me Girl I need to know that, I can be your one and only I need you, to need me See you were my worst mistake girl, and that's why It's hard to keep my cool when I see you with him Cause I really wish that you were right here Tell me what's it take to win just a - piece of your heart My only kryptonite is you, that's why anything you say I'll do So let me stop for a minute, take a second to say Girl you take my breath away, awayyyy Girl you take my breath away (awayyyy) You take my breath away, you take my breath away, yeah
[Nelly - singing] Uh, uh, uh, uh, uh They say one man's trash is the next man's treasure Where one finds pain the next might find pleasure I don't pay attention to them haters, now or never I don't give a damn who was before me (me) All that matters is you're with me now All I need to know is that you're down Man it's somethin special about round-the-way ladies Ride-or-die baby, girl
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[Nelly - rapping] Yeah, on the real, let me tell you somethin.. Uhh, uhh, it's like I die a little every time I see you with this guy Thinkin to myself, "Now why the hell she with that guy" While she ain't by my side, we would be so fly We would live that life The life you used to dream is all about rapp-in Back when I used to pull my BMX up alongside of your Schwinn See, and here we are again Funny how fate brought my Phantom up alongside of your Benz And still
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[Outro: Nelly] Yeah so, I mean, like I said You know we been knowin each other for a long time You seen me go through, I seen you go through We here now and, I just thought I'd tell you that So, you got my number, as you got my e-mail You know everything So I guess the next message I get from you will let me know what you think about this right here, aight? Aight, get home safe