I wish someone would've said love would be this hard
(Yeah)
Don't be afraid to let go
When you notice you need better
People only take your love for granted
When you let 'em
Sometimes you gotta know when to stop it
Just because it's normal
Doesn't mean it isn't toxic
I know you're holdin' on
You in love with potential
So focused on the future that
You overlook the issues
Everything inside telling you to walk away
But just because you love him
Doesn't mean that you should stay
Baby, I'm just bein honest
You know this gon' break your heart
But I'd rather tell the truth than
Let it tear you apart
You give everything to people who
Neglect you
Work so hard for people who
Ain't ever gon respect you
Disregard your feelings
Just like everybody else do
I don't mean no harm
Listen, I'm just tryna help you
Maybe you can see that
Real love won't forget you
Real love won't forget you
I wish someone would've said
Love would be this hard
Because I've got no one to catch
Me if I ever fall
If it's just one step after the other (like they say)
Why's it so hard to walk away from each other?
(Yeah, yeah)
You never loved me for me
More in love with what I could be
Open your heart and watch me fumble the key
Yeah, another sick cycle we begun to repeat
Took Ariel, giving up your voice, under the sea
Struggle to breathe, huh
Plenty of fish turn to crabs in the bucket, yeah
Way before COVID, we were masking in public, yeah
Only thing we fear is time
And the past and the judgment
I like it, you love it
You like it, I leave it
Back to the subject
You've been breaking your back
I've been bending the truth
All this work that I done put in
Thought I'd given you proof
See, playin, go switchin, magician go poof, yeah
And even still, been runnin through my mind
Just like enemy truths
Cuz you the bomb, girl
When it's in Vietnam, girl
You tried to fight the feelin
But you knew it all along
Mr. Right would do you wrong
Now yo face is in yo palm
Been jaded by the charm
It's too late to raise alarm
I wish someone would've said
Love would be this hard
Because I've got no one to catch
Me if I ever fall
If it's just one step after the other (like they say)
Why's it so hard to walk away from each other?