If teardrops could be bottled There'd be swimming pools filled by models Told a tight dress is what makes you a whore If "I love you" was a promise Would you break it, if you're honest Tell the mirror what you know she's heard before I don't wanna be you

He won't love you like I would He don't know your body He don't do you right He won't touch you like I do It's cold-hearted, cold-hearted Love you like I would It's probably gonna sound wrong Promise it won't last long

'Cause you've been running circles 'round My mind, turning me inside out And I fell for you but hit the ground 'Cause the only love I've known has let me Down and I need lifting up Now you ain't here I'm sleeping rough And I'm praying I can pray enough

And so it goes, and so it goes And you can have this heart to break And you're the only one who knows In every heart there is a room A sanctuary safe and strong To heal the wounds from lovers past Until a new one comes along I spoke to you in cautious

My pulse was nearly gone I was almost in need of a defibrillator I didn't know what went wrong I had to shake it off but I got stuck, oh my God You turned on my loose strings You know what to do, fine tune You're the love innovator that brings all the

Bound to fall in love Bound to fall in love (Uh-huh, honey) I know you're tired of loving, of loving With nobody to love, nobody, nobody (Uh-huh, honey) Jerome's in the house, watch your mouth All them other niggas lame, and you know it now When a real

Yeah when that summer sun starts to beatin' down And you don't know what to do Inflatable pool full of dad's hot air I was three years old Splashin' everywhere And so began my love affair With all my friends

I drive away from your house, chasin' butterflies out Girl, I don't know how you do it Roll the radio down, say "I love you" out loud Man, I think I'm 'bout to lose it Ain't my thing to jump the gun, But I called my dad and said "She's the one" Said

My love for you I could never hide When you hear me moaning and groaning, baby, You know it hurts me deep down inside I can't quit you baby So I'm gonna put you down for awhile I said I can't quit you baby I guess I gotta put you down for awhile Said you

Baby, please don't go Before I be your dog Turn your lamp down low You know your man down gone You brought me way down here Baby, please don't go Down to New Orleans, you know I love you so I get you way'd out here, and let you walk alone I beg you all