Tell me, why not waste it on me? Waste it on me So if love is nothing more than just a waste of your time Baby, why not waste it on me? And I know there's no making this right, this right (yeah) And I know there's no changing your mind, your mind (oh)

Here's what I'll do I know you've been hurt By someone else I can tell by the way You carry yourself But if you'll let me I'll take care of you I, I loved and lost The same as you

Did you stand by me No, not at all You must explain why this must be You say you stand by your man Tell me something I don't understand You said you love me and that's a fact And then you left me, said you felt trapped Well some things you can explain

How did we end up talking in the first place You said you liked my Cobain shirt Now we're walking back to your place You're telling me how you love that song About living on a prayer I'm pretty sure that we're halfway there And when I wake up next to you

We gon' love who we wanna love Oh, yo', oh, yo', oh Time won't let you stay young So, we don't care what they say We don't care what they say You don't gotta tell me 'bout your body count I don't gotta know your ex's name

And you know what to do to help Used to look at me and tell me, "Don't stress, love" Cut me off, tell me stay blessed, love Hey, stay blessed Note to self, stay true to self (True, true, true, true) Shorty, I could use the help (True, true, true, true)

Oh, tell me you love me On days like this You ain't nobody 'til you got somebody I need someone on days like this, I do I need someone On days like this, I do Oh, can you hear my heart say I don't know who I am without you No, you ain't nobody 'til you

Nothing really matters I'm gonna be here My first teenage love affair Cause the lights are on outside Wish there was somewhere to hide Cause you are my baby baby I don't really care what nobody tell me Its a matter of extreme importance Cause I just

Then why say anything at all? If you can't say that you still love me Don't tell me no lies when you call If you can't say that you still need me If you can't say that you're sorry For all the tears you caused to fall If you can't tell my heart is

My heart beats for love It's the sound that I hear, tells me not to give up It breathes in my chest and It runs through my blood Whoa ooh oh oh oh yeah I'm screaming out, can you hear me now? I've been stranded on a lonely street Got lost in the shadows