Love Yourself

It's been a long ride but I made it here with love
I made it here with love love
Said I've been and up and down and I've been through it all
Took a while to know my heart
Oh yes it did yeah
Before love like this you go
Through the fire and valley lows
But if you just hold on
Please hold on 'cause love is strong it'll save yah
Oh please hold on it'll save yah save yah
Truth can be the sweetest pain
It can mess up everything
It's the only way you know
I'm payin' for it I'm changin' for it
Oh oh and it hurts
But I'll make it work
'Cause I'm no beginner
I'm a winner paid dues I know my purpose
Thought they'd put my life on hold
But I knew somethin' they didn't know
I know myself too much to ever fold
Dark clouds are movin' past you
Oh you gotta love yourself
If you really wanna be with someone else
You gotta feed yourself
Before you feed somebody else
You gotta stay open and don't be foolish
'Cause everybody don't mean you well
You gotta love yourself
Before you love somebody else
Yeah gotta love yourself
I decided not to use my color as a handicap
He a designer artist producer and he rap
Never found virtue from patience
In a dark room just pacin'
Precious time is just wastin'
You do not know what we facin'
I cannot be complacent
In my job be courageous
Another kid just got shot
They can't find the assailant
Made it out of the basement
Made it out of the underground
From a time where you outta town
They might gun you down blaow
There goes another round blaow
There goes another round
Came from the chi and wow look what the **** they found
A young legend comin' to shut the summer down
You need to talk to me like you don't when your mother 'round
Oh you gotta love yourself oh yeah
If you really wanna be with someone else
You gotta feed yourself
Before you feed somebody else
You gotta stay open and don't be foolish
'Cause everybody don't mean you well
You gotta love yourself
You gotta love yourself
Before you love somebody else
I don't feel no one's time
Can't get restless in the soul
Hold your heart the world is cold
Keep singin' don't you stop prayin' woman
Yeah it will come to pass
Don't worry 'bout nothin'
God knows that you're worth it
You deserve it can't nothin' else hurt you
Thought they'd put my life on hold
But I knew somethin' they didn't know
I know myself too much to ever fold
Dark clouds are movin' past you
Oh you gotta love yourself oh yeah
If you really wanna be with someone else
You gotta feed yourself
Before you feed somebody else
You gotta stay open and don't be foolish
'Cause everybody don't mean you well
You gotta love yourself
You gotta love yourself
Before you love somebody else
Somebody else