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Basic Lyrics by Haley Smalls

The Cure II

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[Intro]
Uh
Tell me why you mad, uh
You ain't on my team, nah
Don't say what you mean, uh
They don't really know me
I just wanna live free
Just wanna be happy
Tell me why you mad, please

[Verse 1]
Finally got away
Had to find a way
Driving 60 miles down the highway
Headed from the east cause it's getting late
Travel to the west cause that's where I stay
Learning how to grind by my fuckin' self
Learning ain't nobody really wanna help
Everybody say they wanna see me win
But every time they lie they give me tougher skin

Aw, aw
All the ones that wanna see me fall, aw
All the ones I thought that I could call, aw
You don't wanna see me win at all, all
I see you for who you really are

[Chorus]
You tried to hurt me cause you
You didn't know what to do
Tried to keep me under you
I had to let go of you

[Tag]
Uh
Tell me why you mad, uh
You ain't on my team, nah
Don't say what you mean, uh
They don't really know me
I just wanna live free
Just wanna be happy
Tell me why you mad, please

[Verse 2]
Yeah, yeah, yeah
And when I finally get a plaque
How you gonna handle that
After talking all that smack
I might still send you a stack
How you gonna handle that babe
Gonna handle that babe
You could never say baby
That you ain't never knew
Cause I've been telling you
Oh every time I turn my back a knife is going through
Oh words won't ever do
Oh, actions tell the truth
No, sadly I think it's too late for you

[Chorus]
You tried to hurt me cause you
You didn't know what to do
Tried to keep me under you
I had to let go of you

[Tag]
Uh
Tell me why you mad, uh
You ain't on my team, nah
Don't say what you mean, uh
They don't really know me
I just wanna live free
Just wanna be happy
Tell me why you mad, please

[Outro]
I got time don't waste it
Got that goose let's taste it
Bring that juice and I'll chase it
Problems they're so basic
I got time don't waste it
Got that goose let's taste it
Bring that juice and I'll chase it
Problems they're so basic
I got time don't waste it
Got that goose let's taste it
Bring that juice and I'll chase it
Problems they're so basic
I got time don't waste it
Got that goose let's taste it
Bring that juice and I'll chase it
Problems they're so basic

About “Basic” by Haley Smalls

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"Basic" appears on "The Cure II".

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