What you doin', papa? Hi No, uh-uh Say hi Hi Don't you know I'm no good for you? I've learned to lose you, can't afford to Tore my shirt to stop you bleedin' But nothin' ever stops you leavin' Quiet when I'm coming home and I'm on my own You never got to meet papa (I could lie, say I like it like that) He sweet proper, he keep mama (Like it like that) On my toes, I needed help (I could lie, and say I like it like that) You booked a flight in three days (Like it like that) You'd meet papa (Mm) The waiting, the gazing The painting, the raging The raving, the pacing The praying, the shaking I must admit, I was breaking I must admit, I was taking I must admit, my heart was racing Telephone waiting, make it I just believed you wakin' A memory in the makin' Call me Won't you call me? (Call) No, you gone (Are you gone already?) Are you gone already? I'll only hurt you if you let me Call me friend, but keep me closer (Call me back) And I'll call you when the party's over Quiet when I'm coming home and I'm on my own So deal, 'Nika, it's real, 'Nika (I could lie, say I like it like that) Don't stress, Onika, so blessed, Onika (Like it like that) Today, it's 12/3/23 (I could lie, say I like it like that) Your baby's three, he's the best, Onika (Like it like that) Set me, set me, set me free Why didn't you come back to get me? Let me, let me, let me be Why would anyone want to love me? Rich, yes, but are you happy? (Rich, yes, but are you happy?) All this guilt you carry is heavy (All of this guilt is heavy) You've already made your peace with me One day, you'll have to forgive mommy But she knows you know too much already (Don't you know too much already?) I'll only hurt you if you let me Call me friend, but keep me closer (Call me back) And I'll call you when the party's over Quiet when I'm coming home and I'm on my own And I could lie, say I like it like that, like it like that (Ah) Yeah, I could lie, say I like it like that, like it like that But nothin' is better sometimes Once we've both said our goodbyes Let's just let it go Let me let you go Quiet when I'm coming home and I'm on my own I could lie, say I like it like that, like it like that I could lie, say I like it like that, like it like that