Woo
Yeah, Darkchild
Uh, B-Rocka, let's go

Why don't you return my calls?
Why you trip out where I be?
You don't ever come to see me
You say that you're too busy (what?)

What the hell? I don't have time
Why you messin' with my mind?
I can find another guy
Someone who will treat me right

I don't need this bull ish
I won't put up with it any longer
You can go if you want
I don't need your pity
I will be just fine if
You decide that you want to leave
Close the door behind you
I just want to know what

What about all of the things that you said?
What about all of the promises that you made?
What about all of the ice that you gave?
What about all of the things you told me?
What about all of the things that you said?
What about all of the promises that you made?
What about all of the, the ice that you gave?
What about, what about?
What about us? (What about it?)
What about us, us? (What about it?)
What about us? (What about it?)
What about us, us? (What about us?)

I thought you said you were different
Was that what I heard you say?
Said that you'd love only me
Thought that you'd be all I need (what?)
What happened to promises?
Said that you were a better man
Your words have no weight with me
'Cause you're counterfeit, I see

I don't need this bull ish
I won't put up with it any longer
You can go if you want
I don't need your pity
I will be just fine if
You decide that you want to leave
Close the door behind you
I just want to know what

What about all of the things that you said?
What about all of the promises that you made?
What about all of the ice that you gave?
What about all of the things you told me?
What about all of the things that you said?
What about all of the promises you made me?
What about all of the ice that you gave?
What about, what about?
What about us? (What about it?)
What about us, us? (What about it?)
What about us? (What about it?)
What about us, us? (What about us?)

Baby, check it out, hear this
Now what if I said that you wasn't fit to be with
Now what if I told you the game we played, I rigged it
Then what if I said it wasn't true, so do you
You and I know, without me, there's no you
So what about the bills that were past due, paid for you
All you said to me is, "Baby, I owe you" (uh-huh)
Forget about the brand new life that I gave you
Now what about us to me, now what about us to me (what about us?)

What about all of the things that you said? (What about em?)
What about all of the promises that you made? (Woo)
What about all of the ice that you gave? (Uh-huh)
What about all of the things you told me? (Yeah)
What about all of the things that you said? (Uh-huh)
What about all of the promises that you made? (Uh-huh)
What about all of the ice that you gave? (C'mon)
What about, what about, what about us? (B-Rocka)
What about all of the things that you said? (Let's go)
What about all of the promises that you made? (C'mon)
What about all of the ice you gave me? (Yeah)
What about all of the things you told me? (Yeah)
What about all of the things that you said? (Uh-huh)
What about all of the promises that you made?(C'mon)
What about all of the ice that you gave? (Let's go)
What about, what about, what about us? (C'mon, B-Rocka)
What about us? (B-Rocka)
What about us? (B-B-B-B-Rocka, y'all)
What about us? (It's B-Rocka, y'all, FJ)

Uh-huh (uh-uh, Ray J)
Uh-huh (uh-uh, Big Shiz)
Uh-huh (uh-uh, Big Bert)
Uh-huh (uh-uh, J. Matthews)
Uh-huh (uh-uh-uh, Fats)
Uh-huh (uh-uh, Kenisha)
Uh-huh (uh-uh-uh, B-Rocka, and Darkchild)


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    this song expresses just what i feel at the moment. i used to go out with one guy but now we are justnot 2gether anymore. i don't really know why. at first i was really sad, i culdn't imagine myself without him. but now i just feel sorry 4 him :) cuz i'll go and find a much better guy

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