Before You Go

Damn hey

I know you ain't tryna hear me out

But there's a couple of things

I wanna get off my chest

Listen

I know sometimes you wonder when I'm not there

You feel frustrated thinking that I don't care

Cause I don't answer my phone

I don't return your call

I don't do all the things

That I once did before

It's just the way I am let me assure you

Baby nothing could be further from the truth

Sometimes I be working late

Cause I gotta write that song

Don't be too quick to judge (you can)

That something's wrong

I know I should've spend more time

That was my mistake

Girl I don't wanna change your mind

But before you go

[Chorus]

Just know that

I wasn't tryna push you away

All I ever wanted

Was you to stay

And before you up and leave

I just need you to see

Losing you was not a part of the plan

Know that

I wasn't tryna push you away

And before you go

Just let me say

I'm sorry I couldn't be that boy

But please believe

All I wanted was

All I wanted was to be your man

Baby understand

I never meant to hurt you

And I realized the way

That I mistreat you

I'm thinking of all the things

That I could've done

Should've made you believe

That you were the one

To see you walk away

Caught me by suprise

I guess you meant more to me

Than I realized

I wish I could go back

But what's done is done

So now I guess it's times

That we try to move on

I know I should've been right there

That was my mistake

Girl I ain't tryna change your mind

I know it's much too late

[Chorus]

Just know that

I wasn't tryna push you away

All I ever wanted

Was you to stay

And before you up and leave

I just need you to see

Losing you was not a part of the plan

Know that

I wasn't tryna push you away

And before you go

Just let me say

I'm sorry I couldn't be that boy

But please believe

All I wanted was

All I wanted was to be your man

I thought I needed time and space

But seeing you walk away

Has made me realize this isn't

How it was supposed to be (yeah)

As I'm sitting here alone writing this song

Tryna figure out what the hell went wrong

I remember how we used to be baby

And everything I did that would drive you crazy

I would stay out all night

You go left and I go right

To the studio for confessionals

Sitting right by another fight

You were right

Yes I learned

Did like Usher and "Let It Burn"

Wish I could turn back the hands of time

Make you wanna stand three little words

Looking back

It was just that easy

I'm not saying this so that you won't leave me

I just hope you hear the song and believe me

[Chorus]

Just know that

I wasn't tryna push you away

All I ever wanted

Was you to stay

And before you up and leave

I just need you to see

Losing you was not a part of the plan

Know that

I wasn't tryna push you away

And before you go

Just let me say

I'm sorry I couldn't be that boy

But please believe

All I wanted was

All I wanted was to be your man

[Chorus]

Just know that

I wasn't tryna push you away

All I ever wanted

Was you to stay

And before you up and leave

I just need you to see

Losing you was not a part of the plan

Know that

I wasn't tryna push you away

And before you go

Just let me say

I'm sorry I couldn't be that boy

But please believe

All I wanted was

All I wanted was to be your man