Do Better

Intro

Yeah, yeah, ooh, ooh, uh-uh, ooh

Ooh, ooh, ooh

Verse 1

I know what you think this is 'cause, baby, you know me

But this time, please just believe me (believe me)

I'm tellin' you everything I do, it's for ya, for only ya, baby (for ya)

There's many things I wish I coulda done, but, boy, I just wasn't strong enough (strong enough)

Now, I gotta step-aside 'cause only God will let me come back

Chorus

I gotta go (I gotta save)

'Fore you get closer, I gotta go (I gotta save ya)

And, baby, I'll be honest, I just think I need

To leave before it goes, oh, I'm tryna save ya

Hook

Yeah, I gotta do better, gotta do better

(I'm gon' save you from me)

I gotta do better, gotta do better

(I'm gon' save you from me)

I gotta do better, gotta do better

(I'm gon' save you from me)

Verse 2

'Cause honestly, I love you, boo, but I don't love me 'nough for us, uh

'Fore I go and waste the best years of your beautiful life, uh

And leave you broken-hearted, lookin' for someone new, uh

That can give the time of day and attention that you're overdue, uh

To be my excuse, to get away from the pressure I'm under

While I can't even drive myself, you're wonderin' where I been all summer

So, I'm breakin' up with you so I can break up with me

Because you deserve someone who's everything I'm not, baby, honestly (ooh, ooh)

Chorus

I gotta go (I gotta save)

'Fore you get closer, I gotta go (I gotta save ya)

And, baby, I'll be honest, I just think I need

To leave before it goes, oh, I'm tryna save ya

Hook

Yeah, gotta, gotta, gotta, gotta do better, gotta do better

(I'm gon' save you from me)

I gotta, gotta do better (gotta, gotta), gotta do better

(I'm gon' save you from me, save you from myself)

Bridge

Girl, I love you (I just can't love you right)

Girl, I love you (You deserve the best of my life)

I love you (I just wanna do better)

Girl, I love you (Save you from me, save you)

Girl, I love you (I just gotta leave ya, yeah)

Girl, I love, I love (Save you from me, save you)

Girl, I love you (save you from me)

Chorus

I gotta go (I gotta save)

'Fore you get closer, I gotta go (I gotta save ya)

And, baby, I'll be honest, I just think I need

To leave before it goes, oh, I'm tryna save ya

Outro

I gotta go (I gotta save ya)

I gotta go (save ya, save ya)

I gotta go (ooh, I'm tryna save, save, save)

'Fore you get closer, I gotta go (save ya, ooh)

And, baby, I'll be honest, I just think I need

To leave before it goes, oh, I'm tryna save ya