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Lights Out Love lyrics
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Intro
Four walls and a mattress on the floor But your heartbeat sound like home, need nothing more Been rich in love when the bank account was poor That's lights out love, what we fighting for
Verse 1
Remember splitting Newports down to half a cigarette Landlord knocking while we hiding, playing statuette Ate cereal for dinner, called it gourmet, no regrets You laughed and said we ballin', girl, you never let me stress My pride was wounded, couldn't take you nowhere nice You said the parking lot was perfect, stared up at the sky like The stars don't cost a thing, and neither does my time You turned my lowest point into the richest night of life
Pre-chorus
They don't know what we been through, what we sacrificed They see the struggle, we see proof that love's the only price When the world said count your losses, you said count our wins instead Every "no" they gave us, you just held me closer, baby
Chorus
You stayed when the lights got cut off That's how I knew your love was enough Ramen noodles, dreams of better days Real ones ride through the broke and the pain
Verse 2
Forty percent of couples break when money gets too thin Statistics say we shouldn't work, we said we'll prove them wrong again You covered for me at your mama's house, said I'm in between Didn't mention I got let go, protected all my dignity Three jobs between us, still couldn't catch up to the rent Collection calls at dinner time, ignored them, fingers bent Around your hand beneath the table, squeezing tight like "we gon' get it" That two-hundred-dollar tax return felt like we won the lotto, didn't it?
Pre-chorus
They don't know what we been through, what we sacrificed They see the struggle, we see proof that love's the only price When the world said count your losses, you said count our wins instead Every "no" they gave us, you just held me closer, baby
Chorus
You stayed when the lights got cut off That's how I knew your love was enough Ramen noodles, dreams of better days Real ones ride through the broke and the pain
Bridge
Valentine's Day at the dollar store, you picked a card Said the words inside don't matter, what matters is your heart I kept that receipt in my wallet for three years 'Cause the ninety-nine cents proved you saw me through my tears
Verse 3
Fast forward now, the lights stay on, we own this place But I remember who was there before we caught a break When Forbes says fifty percent of marriages end in divorce Financial stress the number one, but we reversed the course Now when the young ones ask me how we kept it tight I tell 'em luxury ain't nothing if you lonely every night The struggle taught us communication, patience, trust We built a mansion out of moments when a tent was all we had, what
Pre-chorus
They don't know what we been through, what we sacrificed They see the struggle, we see proof that love's the only price When the world said count your losses, you said count our wins instead Every "no" they gave us, you just held me closer, baby
Chorus
You stayed when the lights got cut off That's how I knew your love was enough Ramen noodles, dreams of better days Real ones ride through the broke and the pain
Chorus
You stayed when the lights got cut off That's how I knew your love was enough Ramen noodles, dreams of better days Real ones ride through the broke and the pain
Outro
Started with nothing but each other and a prayer Now I got everything 'cause you still standing there Lights out love, that's the realest thing I know When the power came back on, your love still had that glow
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Four walls and a mattress on the floor But your heartbeat sound like home, need nothing more
They don't know what we been through, what we sacrificed They see the struggle, we see proof that love's the only price
Started with nothing but each other and a prayer Now I got everything 'cause you still standing there
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