[Intro: Mary J. Blige]
It's been a long way, but I made it here with love,
I made it here with love, love.
Said, I've been and up and down and I've been through it all,
Took a while to know my heart,
Oh, yes, it did, yeah!
Before love like this, you go
Through the fire and valley lows,
But if you just hold on,
Please, hold on 'cause love is strong, it'll save ya,
Oh, please, hold on, it'll save ya, save ya!
[Verse 1: Mary J. Blige]
Truth can be the sweetest pain,
It can mess up everything,
It's the only way you know,
I'm payin' for it, I'm changin' for it,
Oh, oh, and it hurts,
But I'll make it work,
'Cause I'm no beginner,
I'm a winner, paid dues, I know my purpose.
Thought they'd put my life on hold,
But I knew something they didn't know,
I know myself too much to ever fold,
Dark clouds are movin' past you.
[Chorus: Mary J. Blige]
Oh, you gotta love yourself
If you really wanna be with someone else,
You gotta feed yourself
Before you feed somebody else,
You gotta stay open, and don't be foolish
'Cause everybody don't mean you well,
You gotta love yourself
Before you love somebody else.
[Verse 2: Kanye West]
Yeah, gotta love yourself.
Uh, you knamsayin'?
I decided not to use my color as a handicap,
He a designer, artist, producer, and he rap.
Never found virtue from patience,
In a dark room just pacin',
Precious time is just wastin',
You do not know what we facin',
I cannot be complacent
In my job, be courageous.
Another kid just got shot,
They can't find the assailant,
Made it outta the basement,
Made it outta the underground,
From a time where you outta town
They might gun you down, blaow!
There goes another round, blaow!
There goes another round.
Came from the Chi and wow, look what the fuck they found!
A young legend comin' to shut the summer down,
You need to talk to me like you don't when your mother 'round.
[Chorus: Mary J. Blige]
Oh, you gotta love yourself
If you really wanna be with someone else,
You gotta feed yourself
Before you feed somebody else,
You gotta stay open, and don't be foolish
'Cause everybody don't mean you well,
You gotta love yourself,
You gotta love yourself
Before you love somebody else.
[Verse 3: Mary J. Blige]
I don't feel no one's time,
Can't get restless in the soul,
Hold your heart, the world is cold,
Keep singin', don't you stop prayin', woman,
Yeah, it will come to pass!
Don't worry 'bout nothing,
God knows that you're worth it,
You deserve it, can't nothing else hurt you.
Thought they'd put my life on hold,
But I knew something they didn't know,
I know myself too much to ever fold,
Dark clouds are movin' past you.
[Chorus: Mary J. Blige]
Oh, you gotta love yourself, oh yeah,
If you really wanna be with someone else,
You gotta feed yourself
Before you feed somebody else,
You gotta stay open, and don't be foolish
'Cause everybody don't mean you well,
You gotta love yourself,
You gotta love yourself
Before you love somebody else,
Somebody else.
