Love Lockdown (Live from VH1 Storytellers)

Lyrics

[Verse 1] I'm not loving you, way I wanted to What I had to do, had to run from you I'm in love with you, but the vibe is wrong And that haunted me, all the way home So you never know, never never know Never know enough, 'til it's over love 'Til we lose control, system overload Screaming, "No, no, no, n-nooo!" I'm not loving you, way I wanted to See I wanna move, but can't escape from you So I keep it low, keep a secret code So everybody else don't have to know [Hook] So keep your love lockdown - your love lockdown Keeping your love lockdown - your love lockdown You keep your love lockdown - your love lockdown You keep your love lockdown - you lose [Verse 2] I'm not loving you, way I wanted to I can't keep my cool, so I keep it true I got something to lose, so I gotta move I can't keep my-self, and still keep you too So I keep in mind, when I'm on my own Somewhere far from home, in the danger zone How many times did I tell you 'fore it finally got through? You lose, you lose I'm not loving you, way I wanted to See I had to go, see I had to move No more wasting time, we can't wait for life We're just racing time, where's the finish line? [Hook] [Verse 3] I'm not loving you, way I wanted to I bet no one knew, I got no one new Know I said I'm through, but got love for you But I'm not loving you, way I wanted to Gotta keep it going, keep the loving going Keep it on the roll, only God knows If I be with you, baby I'm confused You choose, you choose I'm not loving you, way I wanted to Where I'm bout to go, I don't need you I've been down this road, too many times before I'm not loving you, way I wanted to [Hook] So keep your love locked down, so keep your love lockdown So keep your love locked down, so keep your love lockdown Is anybody in the house right now in love right now? In love right now, well keep your love lockdown If anybody in the house right now is in love right now Try your best to keep your love lockdown Keep your love lockdown Keep it on Is it better to have loved and lost, than to never have loved at all? This brings us to the end of my VH1 Storyteller Thank you for Being my shrink today and the stage as my couch Thank you for allowing me to get some things off my chest and out of my mind The ghosts out of my head so they will not haunt me at night And just for this moment as I hear clap and hear you scream, just for this moment I feel alright My pain shall be your pleasure, my torment and tragedy I'm not loving you, way I wanted to See I had to go, see I had to move No more wasting time, you can't wait for life We're just racing time, where's the finish line? Where's the finish line? Are we at the finish line? Running for the finish line Running for the finish line Are we at the finish line? Are we at the finish line? Are we at the finish line? Are we at the finish line? You run for the finish line You run for the finish line I'm not ready to fi-finish life But I'm on the finish line So I run from the finish line I run from the finish line 'Cause I'm not ready to finish life I gotta run from the finish life So keep your love lockdown, so keep your love You keep your love We're low… Not loving you, way I wanted to What I had to do, had to run from you I'm in love with you, but the vibe is wrong And that haunted me, all the way home So you never know, never never know Never know enough, 'til it's over love 'Til we lose control, system overload Screaming, "No, no, no, no, no, noo I'm not loving you, way I wanted to What I had to do, had to run from you So I keep it low, keep a secret cold So everybody else don't have to know So keep your love lockdown You keep your love lockdown [3x] So keep your love lockdown [3x] You keep your love lockdown and you lose Is anybody in the house right now that's in love right now? You gotta keep your love locked down, you gotta keep your love Promise me, promise me, promise me, promise me Please, please, promise me Please, promise me, please That you will keep your love lockdown Just try to keep your love lockdown You don't want to make the music I'm forced to make right now I know it sounds good and all But I would rather have my love lockdown That number one hit don't mean shit If it's nobody to celebrate with To celebrate with, to levitate with You gotta keep your love lockdown, your love lockdown Your love lockdown, your love lockdown Now keep your love lockdown, your love lockdown You lose