If You Want Love
Navigating Love's Journey: Embracing Pain, Change, and Trust
Lyrics
I just need some time, I'm tryna think straight
I need some time to think clearly.
I just need a moment in my own space
I need a moment alone in my own space.
Ask me how I'm doin', I'll say "okay, " yeah
When asked, I'll say I'm okay, though it may not be entirely true.
But ain't that what we all say?
We often say we are okay even when we are not.
Sometimes I think back to the old days
Reflecting on past times.
In the pointless conversations with the old me
Remembering meaningless conversations with my old self.
Yeah, back when my momma used to hold me
Recalling moments when my mother used to comfort me.
I wish somebody woulda told me
Wishing someone had advised me better.
If you want love, you gon' have to go through the pain
Love requires enduring pain.
If you want love, you gon' have to learn how to change
To experience love, one must be willing to change.
If you want trust, you gon' have to give some away
Building trust involves giving it away.
If you want love, if you want love
Reiteration of the importance of love.
Yeah, as a kid I used to think life
Childhood perception of time moving slowly.
Is moving so slow, I watch it go by
Observing life passing by.
Look out the window on my bus ride
Contemplating the world from a bus ride.
I thought the world was so small, through my closed eyes
Thinking the world is small with closed eyes.
I've always tried to control things
A tendency to control things in life.
In the end that's what controls me
Realization that this need for control controls the person.
Maybe that's why I'm controllin'
Acknowledging a struggle with being controlling.
I wish somebody woulda told me
Expressing a desire for guidance.
If you want love, you gon' have to go through the pain
Reiterating the idea that love comes with pain.
If you want love, you gon' have to learn how to change
Love requires the ability to adapt and change.
If you want trust, you gon' have to give some away
Trust is gained by giving it away.
If you want love, if you want love
Emphasizing the importance of love once again.
The older I get, I feel like I'm always tryna save time
Feeling the pressure to save time as one grows older.
Talkin' to the voices in my head, they make me think twice
Internal struggle and conflicting thoughts.
Tellin' me it doesn't mean it's wrong because it feels right
Justifying actions based on feelings rather than right or wrong.
I'm scared that one day I wake up and wonder where the time go
Fear of waking up one day and realizing time has passed quickly.
Talk about the past like it's the present while I rock slow
Nostalgia for the past while moving at a slow pace.
I'll sit in the living room and laugh with kids of my own
Imagining a future with children and laughter.
And tell 'em
Intending to share advice with future generations.
If you want love, you gon' have to go through the pain
Reiterating the challenges of finding love.
I wish you woulda told me
Expressing a desire for earlier guidance.
If you want love, you gon' have to learn how to change
Learning and evolving are essential for love.
I wish somebody woulda told me
Reflecting on the need for guidance in understanding love.
If you want trust, you gon' have to give some away
Building trust requires giving it away willingly.
You gon' have to give
Stressing the importance of actively giving trust.
If you want love, if you want love
Reiteration of the significance of love.
If you want love, if you want love
Final emphasis on the importance of love in life.
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