Lyrics
I need to take the night off, be on my own
I feel the need to take a break for the night and be alone.
I just need some time out, baby can you go
I just need some time alone; can you please leave?
You can't take a hint baby girl I know
You're not catching the hint; I want space, girl.
Girl I know
A repetition emphasizing the previous line.
Thinking we can spend the night, cuddled tight
Imagining spending the night together, closely embraced.
Thinking you can wake up next to me, hold me tight
Imagining waking up together with physical closeness.
Thinking I'mma hold your hand in public, you ain't right
Thinking that displaying affection publicly is not appropriate.
I just have to tell you something, listen babe
Expressing the need to communicate something important.
I can't love you right
Admitting inability to love the person correctly.
Even if we give it time
Even with time, I won't be able to love you properly.
I can't love you right
Repeating the inability to love the person right.
Even if we give it time
Emphasizing the persistent difficulty in loving correctly.
Yeah yeah
Confirmation or agreement with the previous lines.
I can't love you babe
Explicitly stating the inability to love the person.
I can't treat you good babe
Affirming the inability to treat the person well.
I know you deserve things
Acknowledging that the person deserves certain things.
I know you deserve better than this
Acknowledging that the person deserves better than the current situation.
You ain't the one that's on my mind
Asserting that the person is not the one occupying the mind.
You just wasting your time
Suggesting that the person is wasting their time pursuing the speaker.
I can't love you right
Reiteration of the inability to love the person correctly.
I can't love you right
Repeating the statement about the inability to love the person.
Even if we give it time
Reiterating the persistent difficulty in loving correctly, even with time.
I can't love you right
Repeating the statement about the inability to love the person even with time.
Even if we give it time
Emphasizing the enduring challenge of loving the person right.
Yeah yeah
Reiteration or affirmation of the preceding lines.
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