YO WE COOL RIGHT
YOU KNOW WHAT I MEAN
WE GO BACK
YOU KNOW
BACK B4 THE RECORDS
BEFORE YOU WENT TO COLLEGE
AND BECOME THIS PERSON THAT YOU ARE
OH CONGRATULATIONS ON THAT ANYWAY TOO
BUT FOR A LONG TIME IT'S BEEN SOMETHING I NEED TO TELL YOU

(NELLY VERSE)
LISTEN
YOU SEE WE BEEN KNOWING EACH OTHER SINCE
WE WHERE ABOUT THIS HIGH
SAME ELEMENTARY

SHARED THE SAME BUS STOP
EVEN AS A YOUNGSTER I KNEW YOU WHERE SO FLY
EVEN BACK THEN I KNEW YOU WHERE THE ONE
I WATCH YOU GROW
I WATCHED YOUR TRANSFORMATION
RIGHT THRU SCHOOL TO YOU CURRENT OCCUPATION
IT TOOK THIS LONG FOR ME TO MAN UP AND HAVE THIS
CONVERSATION
BUT FUCK IT HERE IT GOES

(NELLY)
I WANT YOU TO WANT ME
GIRL I NEED TO KNOW THAT
I CAN BE YOUR ONE AND ONLY

I NEED YOU TO NEED ME
SEE YOU WERE MY WORST MISTAKE GIRL
AND THAT'S WHY
IT'S HARD TO KEEP MY COOL
WHEN I SEE YOU WITH HIM
CAUSE I REALLY WISH YOU WHERE RIGHT HERE
TELL ME WHETS IT TAKES TO WIN
JUST A PIECE OF YOUR HEART
MY ONLY KRYPTONITE IS YOU
THAT'S WHY ANYTHING YOU SAY I DO
SO LET ME STOP FOR A MINUTE AND TAKE A SECOND TO SAY

(NELLY HOOK)
GIRL YOU TAKE MY BREATHE AWAY
AWAY
GIRL YOU TAKE MY BREATHE AWAY
AWAY
YOU TAKE MY BREATHE AWAY
YOU TAKE MY BREATHE AWAY

(NELLY)
THEY SAY ONE MAN TRASH IS THE NEXT MANS TREASURE
WHERE ONE FIND PAIN THE NEXT MIGHT FIND PLEASURE
I DON'T PAY ATTENTION TO THEM HATER NOW OR NEVER
I DON'T GIVE A DAMN
WHO WAS B4 ME

ALL THAT MATTERS IS YOU'RE WITH ME NOW
ALL I NEED TO KNOW IS THAT YOU'RE DOWN
MAN ITS SOMETHING SPECIAL ABOUT
ROUND THE WAY LADIES
RIDE OR DIE BABY GIRLS

(NELLY HOOK)
I WANT YOU TO WANT ME
GIRL I NEED TO KNOW THAT
I CAN BE YOUR ONE AND ONLY

I NEED YOU TO NEED ME
SEE YOU WERE MY WORST MISTAKE GIRL
AND THAT'S WHY
IT'S HARD TO KEEP MY COOL
WHEN I SEE YOU WITH HIM
CAUSE I REALLY WISH YOU WHERE RIGHT HERE
TELL ME WHAT'S IT TAKES TO WIN
JUST A PIECE OF YOUR HEART
MY ONLY KRYPTONITE IS YOU
THAT'S WHY ANYTHING YOU SAY I DO
SO LET ME STOP FOR A MINUTE AND TAKE A SECOND TO SAY

(NELLY HOOK)
GIRL YOU TAKE MY BREATHE AWAY
AWAY
GIRL YOU TAKE MY BREATHE AWAY
AWAY
YOU TAKE MY BREATHE AWAY
YOU TAKE MY BREATHE AWAY

(NELLY DRUMLIN)
IT'S LIKE DIE LITTLE EVERY TIME I SEE YOU WITH THIS GUY
THINKING TO MYSELF WHY THE HELL SHE WITH THAT GUY

WHY SHE AINT BY MY SIDE
WE WOULD BE SO FLY
WE WOULD LIVE THAT LIFE
THE LIFE YOU USE TO DREAM AND TALK ABOUT BACK THEN
BACK WHEN I USE TO PULL MY BMX UP ALONG SIDE OF YOUR
SCHWINN
SEE HERE WE ARE AGAIN
FUNNY HOW FAITH
BROUGHT MY PHANTOM ALONG SIDE OF YOUR BENZ

(NELLY HOOK)
I WANT YOU TO WANT ME
GIRL I NEED TO KNOW THAT
I CAN BE YOUR ONE AND ONLY

I NEED YOU TO NEED ME

SEE YOU WERE MY WORST MISTAKE GIRL
AND THAT'S WHY
IT'S HARD TO KEEP MY COOL

WHEN I SEE YOU WITH HIM
CAUSE I REALLY WISH YOU WHERE RIGHT HERE
TELL ME WHAT'S IT TAKES TO WIN
JUST A INCH OF YOUR HEART
MY ONLY KRYPTONITE IS YOU
THAT'S WHY ANYTHING YOU SAY I DO
SO LET ME STOP FOR A MINUTE AND TAKE A SECOND TO SAY

(NELLY HOOK)
GIRL YOU TAKE MY BREATHE AWAY
AWAY
GIRL YOU TAKE MY BREATHE AWAY
AWAY
YOU TAKE MY BREATHE AWAY
YOU TAKE MY BREATHE AWAY

(NELLY)
YEA SO
I MEAN
LIKE I SAID
YOU KNOW
WE BEEN KNOWING EACH OTHER FOR A LONG TIME
YOU SEEN ME GO THRU
I SEEN YOU GO THRU
WE HERE NOW
I JUST THOUGHT I WOULD TELL YOU THAT
YOU GOT MY NUMBERS
YOU KNOW MY EMAIL
YOU KNOW EVERYTHING
SO I GUESS THE NEXT MESSAGE
I GET FROM YOU WILL LET ME KNOW WHAT YOU THINK ABOUT
THIS RIGHT HERE
AIGHT AIGHT GET HOME SAFE