It's M.C. and Y.J. Another hit, OK We lookin' fly, takin' off Saw us on a runway On any given Sunday, Monday, Tuesday They try to confuse me, I never let 'em use me
I was a girl, you was a man I was too young to understand I was naive, I just believed Everything that you told me Said you were strong, protecting me Then I found out that you were weak Keepin' me there, under your thumb 'cause you were scared that I'd become much More than you could handle, Shining like a chandelier That decorated every room inside The private hell we built, And I dealt with it Like a kid I wished I could fly away
But instead, I kept my tears inside 'cause I knew if I started I'd keep crying For the rest of my life with you I finally built up the strength to walk away Don't regret it but I still live with the side effects
Waking up scared some nights still dreaming 'bout them violent times? Still little protective 'bout the people that I let inside Still little defensive thinkin' 'bout me tryin' to run my life Still little depressed inside, I fake a smile and deal with the side effects (oh, oh) Side effects (oh, oh) Side effects (oh, oh) Side effects (oh, oh)
Vacant inside, no one was there Couldn't be real, had to keep quiet Once in awhile, put up a fight It's just too much, night after night After awhile I would just lie, You was dead wrong, said you was right Did what I could, just to survive Couldn't believe this was my life, Flickering like a candle Doin' my best to handle sleeping with the enemy Aware that he was smothering every last part of me So I broke away and finally found the strength to leave
Still kept the tears inside 'cause I knew if I started I'd keep crying For the rest of my life with you I finally built up the strength to walk away Don't regret it but I still live with the side effects
Hey, hey, hey Let's go!
Hey magnifico or should I say magnificent? Ain't nothing worth your happiness And I ain't caring who you're with Misery loves company so we ain't tryin' to hang with you all Hurt you if you let 'em in Gotta keep you sucker smilin' Keep tryin' to play I tell him I ain't blowin' though Think they want me outta here, I tell 'em I ain't goin' though Side effects be drowsiness, Loneliness, How is this? I think the call it hateration, What can you prescribe for this?
Forgive but I can't forget, Every day I deal with this I live with the side effects But I ain't gonna let them get the best of me
Forgive but I can't forget, Every day I deal with this I live with the side effects But I ain't gonna let them get the best of me
Kept my tears inside 'cause I knew if I started I'd keep crying For the rest of my life with you I finally built up the strength to walk away Don't regret it but I still live with the side effects
