It Ain't Easy

It Ain't Easy -Brother Ali

I did it again huh yeah I know

I'm writing you a song though

It goes something like this

You said one love you can't unlove

I don't know what it is you're trying to run from

Like you just you tryna unfriend me in real life

I want it all real nothing fake please

I don't want to wonder what your handshake means

I don't need to say everything I think I must

My ego's trying to ruin everything I touch

What I mean though or what my point is

That you're much more important than my point is

If I win an argument and lose your heart lord

Hit the bullseye on the wrong dart board

Want to thank everyone for being patient with me

It's a journey that I'm on I pray you take it with me

And to quote myself that's what this is about

We live learn and figure it out

Oh my god now

It ain't easy when it's real

Just don't leave because I still need your patience

And hear me when I say this

It ain't easy when it's real

In my heart you know I feel

All your greatness and baby we can make it

I want the real love not the false kind

Not the one that need perfectness at all times

When it seems most difficult to keep me close

Is probably the time that I need you most

I let you down though I didn't mean to

Even the people who try we get weak too

And when you said we were family I believed you

Because I needed so bad for it to be true

Now is my heart that way would I try to betray

Is there any such thing as an honest mistake

If what you need and what I have don't match

That's when we need the love thing to fill those gaps up

It ain't easy when it's real

Just don't leave because I still need your patience

And hear me when I say this

It ain't easy when it's real

In my heart you know I feel

All your greatness and baby we can make it

You tryna save the world right

Yo I'm a hot mess and if I'm honest

It's not just one event but a process

If I'm tryna get out here and protest

Let me first save the world from my foolishness

Let me guard my heart from it's harshness

Try to rid my truth of it's falseness

If your beauty is closer than an arms length

You'd be hard pressed to tell me that it's far fetched

I know I hurt you though you took it personal

But what's love if the essence isn't merciful

And I see no need for us to live with regrets

I'd rather just forgive and forget

Oh my god now

It ain't easy when it's real

Just don't leave because I still need your patience

And hear me when I say this

It ain't easy when it's real

In my heart you know I feel

All your greatness and baby we can make it

I was thinking maybe not debate politics in the pool

Nah just because it's your daughter's birthday party I just you know

No I feel you

Yeah word up email me about that

You said one love can't unlove

I don't know what you think you're tryna run from

You said one love can't unlove tryna run from

Said one love love love

Said one love love love

Said one love love love