Joe Budden Better Off Without You Lyrics

You's the one, baby girl, I never been so sure
Your skin's so pure - the type men go for
the type they drive a Benz slow for
the type they be beepin' the horn, rollin' down the window for
but had to break up, had to leave you
there's some things you needed to learn that I couldn't teach you
and those words must've hurt
but if you can't trust me, how am I supposed to trust it'll work?
like I can't teach you to stand right beside me
or the privileges that come with that t__le, "wifey"
It's highly unlikely, I'm concerned myself
I can't teach you that, b____, you gotta learn it yourself
and I can't teach you swagger, can't teach you attitude
can't teach you to talk - it's a problem, get at your dude
Both got some things that's upsettin' us
if you don't hear from me, know I'm somewhere reppin' us
Problems - let's squash it, it's senseless
Don't wanna end up lovin' ma from a distance

I won't ever wanna do this thing without you
but I'm startin' to feel
(no matter what we went through, see no matter what we went through)
that maybe I'd be better off without you
I won't ever wanna do this thing without you
but I'm startin' to feel
(no matter what we went through, see no matter what we went through)
that maybe I'd be better off without you
- better off without you, baby

What about the months that I left, am I seein' it right?
but is this really how she acts without me in her life?
How could you have that f__ on top of you, touchin' you
like only I usedta, like only I'm usedta
And I'm tryin' to figure it out, and you can't help me
How you naked 'round "duck boy," you can't tell me
Picture's still in my mine, of this n____ feelin' your behind
Am I supposed to still feel like it's mine?
and you tense when you by me
You in the shower cryin', tryin' to rub his prints off your body
'cause you feel nasty, and that's sad to see
but if that got you feelin' that bad, then imagine me
knowin' I'm a step ahead of these cats
And you tryin' to force yourself to love dude, ma, you better than that
Tryin' to force him on you 'cause I took a step back - for us
Like chill, that was for us to build
that was for us, it's real
Let's squash it, it's senseless
Don't wanna end up lovin' ma from a distance, oh

Now you got some new men in your life
some new friends in your life that you act diff'rent with
but baby girl, that's not the chick that I'm gettin' with
You not the same as you was -
maybe 'cause your life changed from what it was, hell
Around ballplayers, wine's gettin' finer
now you eat sushi - no more diners
now you at it big, short skirt, eye-liner
In-dust-ry now - everything designer
Things changed, everything's designed her
but maybe that life's not you and I'm the only thing that remind you
You say you love me, but did you call me? No.
so is it really, really love or am I all that you know?
'cause you quick to tell a kid to never call you again
with that said, how can I call you a friend or anything more?
How can I see us having anything more?
If it's that easy, what we go through anything for?
Or stay apart - let's squash it, it's senseless
Don't wanna end up lovin' ma from a distance

Baby, you're not makin' sense to me
you're part of me -
but why'd you leave?
This is not how it's gotta be
We can't expect
to be perfect
I don't know why you're trippin' out
I hold it down -
no reason now
for you or I to walk away
'cause you will always be my baby

You know I'll never do anything to hurt you (anything to hurt you)
'cause baby, I love you
You know I'll never do anything to hurt you (anything to hurt you)
'cause baby, I love you
oh I love you boy
Yeah, it's me and you
me and you, baby