Pride Words

His mouth is so soft

But his words are so hard

And his hands are so sweet

But he always leaves scars

And he

Often offers apologies

And he

Often authors autobiographies

Tellin me

Why he

Does the things he does

Why I

Should forgive

Why he

Just can't live

Without me right here

And they never quite hear

When I explain why I

Have to have him back

Through all this

After all that

And they just don't get it

But I don't let it get to me

I'm like

If you don't agree

Then you aint no friend to me

Then you gotta be the enemy

And I know they were there

Taking the 3am phone calls

Making the 3am phone calls

When I was all scared

When I was crying so hard

They had my back

Back when he

Had me backed into the closet

And then again when he lost it

And I had to

Lock myself in the bathroom

But you know I talk a bit much

And I be getting him mad

And when he threw me in the closet

Well… I was asking for that

But they don't understand us

I'm doing the right thing

He needs me

And I can't walk away from us

So instead I had to

Walk away from them

So intent on telling me their "truth"

They made me throw away my friends

I mean

They had the nerve to suggest

I let my mother interject

Get in her two cents

She said it was all respect

Like lets talk like two women

I'm not giving you orders

I'm giving you advice

She said I gotta leave my man

It’s like I've heard it all twice

Nope that's not all right

But she's never been here

I am alone in this

They all just wanna control me

And all he wants to do is hold me

And yea sometimes

It's a little too tight

But I rather let the man I love hurt me

Then admit that the ones who love me are right

Cause I ain't never been wrong

I am sure please believe

I'll endure his hard words

Cause my pride won't let me leave