Still Got Us

STILL GOT US

INTRO — SPOKEN / BEAT BUILDING

Girl…

You know what?

I spent so long trying to be everything everybody wanted…

I forgot to ask myself what I wanted.

Well…

Not no more.

HOOK — BIG, UPBEAT, SOULFUL

I still got us
Me, myself, and I
Ain't nobody else gon' tell me how to live my life
I still got us
And I'm feeling alright
Had to lose a little peace just to see what wasn't mine

I still got us
Ain't no looking back
I done gave away enough, I ain't giving no more of that
I still got us
Yeah, I finally see
Everybody got a version of me—
Now I'm choosing me

VERSE 1 — RHYTHMIC R&B / SOUTHERN RAP

I used to say yes when I wanted to leave,
Smile through the shit that was killing my peace.
Changed how I dressed, changed how I talked,
Changed my whole damn schedule just to fit somebody's thoughts.

“Be more patient.”

“Don't say that.”

“Don't make him mad.”

“Girl, you know how he gets.”

Well, I know how I get
when I'm sick of this mess.

Had a closet full of clothes that I never wore,
'Cause somebody had an opinion 'bout my body before.
Had a phone full of people I ain't even like,
But I'd answer every call 'cause I hated saying goodbye.

Funny how everybody needs something from you
'Til you need something back.

Then suddenly—

“Girl, I'm busy.”

Yeah.

I learned that trick.

I ain't angry, baby.

I just finally got tired.

You can call me selfish—

I call it getting my life back.

PRE-HOOK — MELODIC / BUILDING

I don't need permission
To take up space.

Don't need nobody's blessing
To change my ways.

If it costs me my peace…

Baby, name your price.

'Cause I ain't paying with myself
another damn time.

HOOK — FULL BEAT

I still got us
Me, myself, and I
Ain't nobody else gon' tell me how to live my life
I still got us
And I'm feeling alright
Had to lose a little peace just to see what wasn't mine

I still got us
Ain't no looking back
I done gave away enough, I ain't giving no more of that
I still got us
Yeah, I finally see
Everybody got a version of me—
Now I'm choosing me

VERSE 2 — MORE BOUNCE / ATTITUDE

I got a little gas money, let's ride somewhere pretty,
Windows down, bass up, don't care who's with me.
We used to split one meal, now we ordering two,
And if I don't like the dress, I ain't asking you.

I ain't gotta explain why I'm leaving at ten,
I ain't gotta make a list of reasons just to call it an end.
I ain't gotta stay somewhere just 'cause we been there,
Ain't no loyalty in suffering just to prove you care.