Workin On Me

Would you stay by my side when I'm working on me? Hey

I understand it's hard when none of this is your fault

But I'm hoping you don't leave

Would you stay by my side (would you?)

When I'm working on me? (When I'm working on me?) Hey

I'm unlearning some things, I don't expect you to stay

But I'm hoping you don't leave (but I'm hoping you don't leave), yeah

And all I can say, I'm committed to change

Things I learned growing up, but you don't have to wait

Sorry, baby, I'm falling, falling, falling down

And that's why I'm calling, calling, calling now for you

Boo-hoo, childhood trauma

Fucked-up dad and a fucked-up mama

Taught me that love means drama

Hostility was the problem solver

Except nothin' ever got solved

Go figure, tryna reconfigure my brain

I'm triggered by arguments

Reactive, I'm on defense

'Course my girl is on defense

('Course my girl is on defense)

('Course my girl is on defense)

('Course my girl is on defense)

('Course my girl is on defense)

('Course my girl is on defense)

('Course my girl is on defense)

('Course my girl is on defense)

Would you stay by my side when I'm working on me? Hey

I understand it's hard when none of this is your fault

But I'm hoping you don't leave

Would you stay by my side (would you?)

When I'm working on me? (When I'm working on me?) Hey

I'm unlearning some things, I don't expect you to stay

But I'm hoping you don't leave (but I'm hoping you don't leave), yeah

And all I can say, I'm committed to change

Things I learned growing up, but you don't have to wait

Sorry, baby, I'm falling, falling, falling down

And that's why I'm calling, falling, calling now for you

(Calling you, oh, yeah, yeah)

Put up with my shit, huh

Fixed to a real misfit, huh

You been too legit through the times I had you tired and sick

When we really coulda split, uh

I'm under construction, I see the foundation

You holdin' us up like a beam, I'm sorry

Who would have known that my past would haunt me?

I should have known that this change would cost me

It's Wednesday night, and I'm lookin' for a flight

I can make it to your side by the p.m.

I spend more time, and I make up for the time I treated the love like a per diem

I bottled a lot of my pain

And mixed it with things I couldn't explain and then, I sip

I tried to contain, but then I flip, shit

Would you stay by my side when I'm working on me? Hey

I understand it's hard when none of this is your fault

But I'm hoping you don't leave

Would you stay by my side (would you?)

When I'm working on me? (When I'm working on me?) Hey

I'm unlearning some things, I don't expect you to stay

But I'm hoping you don't leave (but I'm hoping you don't leave), yeah

And all I can say, I'm committed to change

Things I learned growing up, but you don't have to wait

Sorry, baby, I'm falling, falling, falling down

And that's why I'm calling, calling, calling now for you

I'm falling, falling down

Calling now for you, waiting for me

All I ever did was let you down