Cliché (feat. Ari Lennox & Boogie)

Mama told me life's not fair So cliche advice right there The time we wasted, time we lost So we don't even try Mama told me life's not fair So cliche advice right there The time we wasted, time we lost We don't even try What if love is nothing more than a fairy tale? I care and all, but I'm fearing this here a carousel to me I'm here and gone to you, hear my songs playing We get on and off like we horizontally horse-playing You need somebody with some patience, shorty, yeah I need somebody that hate to party, uh You need somebody that's less busy I need a woman that's praying for me, but hesitate to call me I'm hot, cold, the doctor calling that bipolar Ha, that's undersold, she rock with me, she got five boyfriends I can't explain, my brain think in multiple colors Though all of 'em dull when anxiety rival my depression Mama told me life's not fair All these girls ain't right right here When it's dark, I need some time alone So she won't see me cry or lie Mama told me life's not fair So cliche advice right there The time we wasted, time we lost So we don't even try Mama told me life's not fair So cliche advice right there The time we wasted, time we lost So we don't even try (don't even try) Yeah, yeah Steep is the climb, you won't even leave me a line, uh Greedy is pride, you gon' eat me alive, uh Sweeter the pie, the more it sprinkled with lies, uh By any means, you give me means to survive We got shit that we should speak about 'Bout how you started fucking Yeah, we gon bleep it out I sit and think about just how the right path could be the wrong direction But falling back is progress, it's all about perspective I'm saying though, I am too selfish to leave you all that I got, uh That shit harder than mending shit with my pops, uh That shit harder than women giving out props And niggas hitting at cops who bought the cap that you copped 'Cause you way different when you're solo You seem happy in your photos I'm way different 'round my bro-bros I guess it's places we just won't go, won't go Really hiding Mama told me life's not fair So cliche advice right there The time we wasted, time we lost So we don't even try Mama told me life's not fair So cliche advice right there The time we wasted, time we lost So we don't even try (don't even try) Oh, don't even try 'Cause your momma did a number on you, babe I don't know if I can ease it, yeah Your momma did a number on you, babe I know you're tired of this, hey, yeah Oh, you're tired