I’d Rather Have a Love

Lyrics

[Intro] Do you mind if I talk to you for a minute? You see, these fellas out here You see, they're afraid of doing that long term thing They figure as soon as they lock hearts with another Something better is gonna come along Well, that's quite possibly true But the deal is, you're gonna have to find yourself a love Or you're gonna find yourself alone [Verse 1] See, I was cool in them streets (In the streets, y'all) Yeah, I was cool in them clubs Real talk, I wasn't thinking nothing 'bout love (Oh no, no, no) See, I didn't want nobody tryna partake in my stuff (Oh no) I thought an occasional one night stand would be enough [Pre-Chorus] (Oh, but one day I) I met this girl and she ruined my philosophy (It caught me by surprise) And now my heart skips a beat when she comes around (Oh, I) I never thought that I'd be ready to settle down (No) See, I was about to find myself alone But I found myself a love [Chorus] It's gonna take a minute to evolve But I'd rather have a love than nothing at all I'm ready for a love of my own, yeah, yeah Can't stay in this place forever Even though I want to, I just see us together And I'd rather have a love than have a life alone Yeah, yeah, yeah [Verse 2] See, I was raised by a good one Mama told me what a real man should be (Mhm) She said, "Son, pick one, and treat her like me" But I took all of her wisdom, and I used it for selfish gain And I know if she saw all this pimpin', she'd be ashamed [Pre-Chorus] (Whoa, but now I found her) I found this girl and I see things differently (It caught me by surprise) It's like I got two left feet when she comes around (Oh, I) I never thought that I'd be ready to settle down (No) See, I was about to find myself alone But I found myself a love, I know [Chorus] It's gonna take a minute to evolve But I'd rather have a love than nothing at all I'm ready for a love of my own Can't stay in this place forever Even though I want to, I just see us together And I'd rather have a love than have a life alone [Bridge] On the one hand I could chose to be the guy That only chases frivolous pleasures But on the other hand, need to build a dream With true love and affection I know it's going to be quite a challenge I know it's gonna take some time (Some time) But I'm here and I'm ready to change 'Cause I know I've found myself a love, yeah [Chorus] It's gonna take a minute to evolve But I'd rather have a love than nothing at all I'm ready for a love of my own Can't stay in this place forever Even though I want to, I just see us together And I'd rather have a love than have a life alone [Outro] Ooh, said it's gonna take a minute to evolve But I'd rather have a love than nothing at all I'm ready for a love of my own