It doesn't make the lonely stop... [Verse 1] Everybody got advice for me Got a quote and a philosophy Tell me "love yourself" like it's something new Like I haven't heard it a thousand times already Yeah, I bought the books Yeah, I did the work Stopped letting every little flaw determine what I'm worth Got my own back Got my own lane Learned how to be alone without going insane Found things to be grateful for Things I never noticed before Built a life that I can honestly say I don't hate anymore [Pre-Chorus] And honestly I'm doing alright Most of the time [Chorus] I can love myself all day long Count my blessings, sing my own songs Tell myself everything's okay But it doesn't make the lonely go away I can be grateful for what I've got Thank God for everything I'm not Smile and say that life's been good to me But it doesn't stop needing somebody No It doesn't make the lonely stop [Verse 2] People act like wanting love's a crime Like independence means you never mind Coming home to nobody every night That's a cute little lie I don't need saving Don't need fixing Don't need somebody else's permission But I still want somebody choosing me And I don't think that's a weakness Everybody says "Be happy on your own" Well maybe I am And maybe I still don't wanna do this alone [Pre-Chorus] Funny how they skip that part Every single time [Chorus] I can love myself all day long Count my blessings, sing my own songs Tell myself everything's okay But it doesn't make the lonely go away I can be grateful for what I've got Thank God for everything I'm not Smile and say that life's been good to me But it doesn't stop needing somebody No It doesn't make the lonely stop [Female Rap Verse] Self-love, self-care, heard it all before Got enough motivational quotes to cover every wall Everybody preaching like they found the secret code Meanwhile they're curled up with somebody when they go home Talk a big game online Tell me I'm enough Then they kiss somebody goodnight Guess that's convenient stuff I'm not broken I'm not lost I'm not looking for somebody to carry my costs I pay my own bills Fight my own fights Still gets quiet when I turn out the lights And I think it's funny how the people saying "You don't need anybody else" Always got somebody else [Breakdown] Maybe I'm okay Maybe I've been okay all along Maybe loneliness isn't proof That something's wrong [Final Chorus] I can love myself all day long Count my blessings, sing my own songs Tell myself everything's okay But it doesn't make the lonely go away I can be grateful for what I've got Thank God for everything I'm not Maybe I've been fine all along But it doesn't make the lonely stop No It doesn't make the lonely stop [Outro] Still grateful Still healing Still learning Still breathing Still got dreams Still got plans Still got nobody holding my hand And maybe that's life Maybe that's timing Maybe that's bullshit Maybe I'm tired of pretending There's no difference Between loving yourself And being loved Yeah... There's a difference Mmm... Still grateful Still growing Still hoping Still going But it doesn't make the lonely stop No... It doesn't make the lonely stop Ohh... It doesn't make the lonely stop But I'm still here Yeah I'm still here
