T. Ngo - Better Off lyrics

[Intro] Ugh… Expectations… Are Premeditated Resentment… Yo… [Verse 1] I'm just a shell of myself…my armor's been cracked My mind's still intact but my heart's split in half By a part of my past that still lingers around And when they tell me that they love me, I can't picture the sounds They're just words to a broken soul… And when I hear ‘em, they appearin', in and out of my ears, it's like they open doors That won't close no more…witta hole that grows inside That no one knows about but it's slowly show- Ing up my demeanor, the pain I tried to mask But how I treat her, you can see that I'ma leave her before she grabs her bags Like the best of them…emotional negligence It's evident the present tense, my precedence is presidents Or Benjamins…Franklins and Grants fosho though! Gimme mo' dough…I'm through with girls, no h*mo Just me, myself and I plus the team that's down to ride Chase our dreams, no time to cry and you can see it in my eyes [Hook] So Thank You…For Showing Me… That I had it wrong all along Now, I am… Gonna Be… Right where I belong moving on Like…I'm better off without you So y'know I'm doing good like I should And I…Never thought what I'd do Is forgive you but it's cool ‘cause I'm the fool [Verse 2] Fool me once, fool me twice, you did me wrong but I ain't right ‘Cause the second time around, I thought you down, now I'm the clown With the painted smile…beggin' stay awhile And lookin' back, I wanna smack and knock some f**ing sense into that Tainted child…But at least I finally figured out That love is not love if you have to look around See, I needed you, an addict, gotta have it, I was sick Like without you, I can't live but it's a trick Addicted, that was it; I admit…I was dying from the loneliness A broken spirit…that needs a fix, anotha kiss from your lips And I'ma quit; I'm in denial, y'know I'm lying One more smile and I'll be flying for moment… And then I'm back to no emotions …reality check to the dome, still lonely…Now it's been 3 years Without an episode ‘Cause I learned to love myself And let it go….And there ya' go…so much better…so… [Hook] So Thank You…For Showing Me… That I had it wrong all along Now, I am… Gonna Be… Right where I belong moving on Like…I'm better off without you But I hope you doing good ‘cause you should And I…Never thought what I'd do Is forgive you but it's cool when I'm the fool [Verse 3] Used to say that all I wanted was for you to be happy And you are…but what got me mad, see it wasn't I Who inspired the kinda smile that Leonardo himself Woulda told Mona Lisa to hit the road And the fire in your eyes wasn't lighted by mine Like it once was just ‘cause I ended up right inside your mind …Random thoughts…the chance and odds Used to tip in my favor but lady luck left me like abandoned dogs Only wanted hugs but now I'm starving for a bone Tryna' find my way home, on my own… Hard to trust anotha, but that's the secret I discovered Digging through sloppy seconds when I stopped and questioned The ugly mess inside my heart Where jealousy and greed kept my essence in the dark And now it's clearer, looking in the mirror what's truly love There's always a way out the bottom and it starts by lookin' up [Hook] So Thank You…For Showing Me… That I had it wrong all along Now, I am… Gonna Be… Right where I belong moving on Like…I'm better off without you And I know you doing good like I should And I…Never thought what I'd do Is forgive you but it's cool, I not the fool