I vowed to keep you warm
I held you in my arms
and I tried my best
to be a man through it all
even though it don't
look like it's in the plan
anymore
I won't explain
a damn thing
Baby you were supposed to
change your last name
and then it all came
crashing down
You were supposed to
hold it down
and I was supposed to
be there in the end
as your lover and a friend
but I just got
one question
Is this something I did
What happened
Oh baby
Don't know who we are
right now
What's so different
from back then
I don't know
who we are right now
I told you everything
you told me parts of you
Yeah
You gave me hell to pay
and I gave my heart to you
If that's the exchange
then I'm making a change
it's no hope in that
If it ain't the same
better off we're estranged
why hold me back
Things I heard
I can't unhear
Things I saw
won't disappear
Chips are down
just like your tears
We were solid
through the years
and then it all came
crashing down
You were supposed to
hold it down
and I was supposed to
be there in the end
as your lover and a friend
and I still got
one question
Is it something I did
What happened
Oh baby
Don't know who we are
right now
What's so different
from back then
I don't know
who we are right now
Note to self
be truthful
even when it hurts
Make love and pray often
eat healthy
Never reveal your
true financial status
Read lots of books
Add color to everything
you touch
and give without expecting
anything in return