Are You Gone Already

What you doin', Papa?

Hi

No, uh-uh, say hi

Hi

Don't you know I'm no good for you?

I've learned to lose you, can't afford to

Tore my shirt to stop you bleedin'

But nothin' ever stops you leavin'

Quiet when I'm comin' home and I'm on my own

You never got to meet Papa (I could lie, say I like it like that)

He sweet proper, he keep Mama on my toes (like it like that)

I needed help, you booked a flight (I could lie, and say I like it like that)

In three days, you'd meet Papa (like it like that, mm)

The waiting, the gazing

The painting, the raging

The ravin', the pacing

The praying, the shaking

I must admit, I was breaking

I must admit, I was taking

I must admit, my heart was racing

Telephone ring

He didn't make it

I just believed you wakin'

A memory in the makin'

Call me

Won't you call me?

(Call)

No, you gone

Are you gone already?

(Don't you know too much already?)

I'll only hurt you if you let me

Call me friend, but keep me closer (call me back)

And I'll call you when the party's over

Quiet when I'm coming home and I'm on my own

So deal, Nika

Yes real, Nika (I could lie, say I like it like that)

Don't stress, Onika

So blessed, Onika (like it like that)

Today, it's 12-3-23 (I could lie, say I like it like that)

Your baby's three

He's the best, Onika (like it like that)

Set me, set me, set me free

Why didn't you come back to get me?

Let me, let me, let me be (let me be)

Why would anyone want to love me?

Rich, yes, but are you happy?

(Rich, yes, but are you happy?)

All this guilt you carry is heavy (all of this guilt is heavy)

You've already made your peace with me

One day you'll have to forgive Mommy

But she knows you know too much already

I'll only hurt you if you let me

Call me friend, but keep me closer (call me back)

And I'll call you when the party's over

Quiet when I'm coming home and I'm on my own

And I could lie, say I like it like that, like it like that

I could lie, say I like it like that, like it like that

Nothin' is better sometimes

Once we've both said our goodbyes

Let's just let it go

Let me let you go

Quiet when I'm comin' home and I'm on my own

I could lie, say I like it like that, like it like that

I could lie, say I like it like that, like it like that