Best of Me

Loved you, Lost you

Thought I'd give you all the best of me, uhhh
We departed, broken hearted,
I need to be free
What we had was oh so lovely
I'll swallow my pain,
It's my time to find the best of me

Can't be the type to be begging
Can't be the type to plead,
My mama made me much wiser,
What's mine will be just for me, yeah
I'm trying hard to just focus,
I'm trying hard to sleep,
Promise I'm glad you're happy
When it's my time it will be.
Look I'm moving on.

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I could’ve stayed in that place too long.
I would’ve made it okay for you to do me wrong.
I would’ve played the role one more day
If I didn’t hear my conscience say:
stop, look around, is this where you belong?
Look at yourself: are you weak, are you strong?
I realize that it's all up to me to make myself happy.
Finally I walked away, never would’ve seen this day,
givin’ up on those things that hurt me made me who I am today.
(Brandy - Finally; Afrodisiac[2004])