paid in pain

[Hook] Yeah, I like you, but love ain’t cheap — I done paid in pain, lost nights, no sleep. Heart got taxed by bambas in the streets, I still believe… but my love don’t leak. [Verse 1] Look, I ain’t scared of love — I’m scared of the goofy, The fake lil’ flex, the switch-up movie. Had shawties in my past that swore they knew me, Then flipped like U-turns up New York Ave smoothly. Now I peep vibes first — I don’t rush nothin’, I’m cool, I’m calm — I ain’t out here lunchin’. I done seen smiles hide lies that was doublin’, So now I watch tone, watch steps, watch judgment. [Verse 2] Shawty, I want real — not another lil’ fling, Not a girl who want clout ’cause I do my thing. I done poured my heart out — didn’t get back a thing, Left standin’ in the rain like the Red Line train. I ain’t bitter — I’m seasoned, that’s grown man mode, I don’t fold for attention, I don’t bend for the show. You say you got heart? Then let that heart show, ’Cause I ain’t lettin’ nobody play me like Uno. [Verse 3] But aye — you still fire, I ain’t blind to that, The way you walk through a room got the whole block stacked. If you real, step close — I can match that back, But if you play lil’ games? I’mma ghost — no chat. Door cracked open — but it ain’t wide open, Trust got limits — that’s wisdom I’m holdin’. If you real, we can build, keep the moment unfoldin’, But love ain’t free… and my heart ain’t token. [Outro – Raspy 0101 DC Tone] “Yeah… I still believe in love. But I ain’t gettin’ taxed by no more bambas, you heard?”