Hook Just because I'm nice it don't mean I want something Don't mean that I'm hiding, don't mean that I'm fronting Don't mean there's an angle behind every damn word Being kind with no motive, I know that sounds absurd You got fucked over so much that the good ones look wrong So you punish the difference and then wonder what's gone Verse 1 I held the door open, you looked at me sideways Like decency's a scam that men run on their Fridays I asked how your day went, no plan and no pitch And you're scanning for the catch like my wiring got a glitch Yeah I get it, they lied, dressed that shit up sweet Grinned all in your face while they plotted the deceit But I'm out here paying for another man's crime Hands up, doing honest, still treated like slime Too nice means creepy, too real means fake Too calm means plotting, what fucking route can I take? Act like a pussy-ass user and I'd win your whole heart The ones who treat you worthless got you playing the part So the liars keep eating 'cause they mastered the play And the truth sounds suspicious when it's said the right way I'm not begging for credit, I'm not begging for trust Just stop reading poison in the words I discuss Hook Just because I'm nice it don't mean I want something Don't mean that I'm hiding, don't mean that I'm fronting Don't mean there's an angle behind every damn word Being kind with no motive, I know that sounds absurd You got fucked over so much that the good ones look wrong So you punish the difference and then wonder what's gone Verse 2 You know what's crazy? I can't even be mad 'Cause the fear that you carry came from something you had Some pussy with a smile and a knife up his sleeve Taught you manners are costumes that men only weave So I walk in the room with nothing but respect And I'm guilty on arrival, cuffed up on suspect But this shit goes deeper than just you versus me It's a whole rotten generation that forgot how to see We taught every-fucking-body that kindness has a price So nobody believes it when it comes with no vice The world got so crooked that straight looks bent Genuine sounds scripted, honest sounds spent And I'll be damned if I switch up and play you the villain Just to fit the description that would get you a feeling I'd rather eat doubt for the good that I do Than get praised for the damage, there's the difference in the two Keep hunting for my motive, here's all that it is I was raised to be decent, that's as deep as it gets Hook Just because I'm nice it don't mean I want something Don't mean that I'm hiding, don't mean that I'm fronting Don't mean there's an angle behind every damn word Being kind with no motive, I know that sounds absurd You got fucked over so much that the good ones look wrong So you punish the difference and then wonder what's gone Verse 3 Look, this might sting but I'll say it with respect Not every man that's decent has his eyes on your neck I can laugh at your jokes with no hand on your thigh I can pay you a compliment and mean it, no lie If I wanted your body, you'd hear it from me straight I'm too grown to run schemes and too blunt to sit and wait But you flip every gesture to a move being made Like a man can't be friendly less he's chasing to get laid Half the shit I do for you, I'd do for the guys Hold the door, check you're good, that's just how I was raised And it's wild that I gotta break this down like a case Like respect needs a lawyer just to show you its face Not every conversation is a route to your bed Sometimes words are just words, nothing wicked, nothing said So relax with the theories, put the files away If I ever want more, trust me, you'll hear me say Hook Just because I'm nice it don't mean I want something Don't mean that I'm hiding, don't mean that I'm fronting Don't mean there's an angle behind every damn word Being kind with no motive, I know that sounds absurd You got fucked over so much that the good ones look wrong So you punish the difference and then wonder what's gone