I Been Around

I gotta tell you somethin'

Before this go any further

I've been fightin' this feelin' since the night we met

Tryna sound crazy, tryna show respect

But truth is, before we ever said a word

I felt your presence like a pool in the earth

I saw the way you move when you think nobody watchin'

The weight in your steps like you carryin' losses

It was an obsession, it was recognition

Like my heart clocked yours before my intuition

I don't need control, I don't need a claim

I just needed you to know I ain't playing games

Hold on to me, let me say it right

I've been wrong your life before this night

Not to trap you, not to invade your space

Just felt something real when I saw your face

Hold on to me, don't mistake my truth

I didn't chase a man, I was led to you

If this feels heavy, I'll take the blame

But I swear this connection ain't a game

I won't lie to call me off guard

Part of me tense, part of me soft

I asked myself if I should run, but my heart said not let her talk

'Cause everything you said felt clean, no weird energy, no jealousy

Just a woman telling me she felt something first

And instead of fear, I fervor

I ain't mad, I ain't freaked out

I just wonder how I didn't see you around

Hold on to me say you're right

I've been around your life before tonight

Not to invade your space

Just got something real when I saw your face

Hold on to me, don't mistake my truth

They didn't chase a man I was there to

I didn't wanna force nothin' into play

I didn't wanna trust nothing I couldn't trace

Maybe some things don't need proof

They just feel true

Hold on to me, let the past stay still

I don't want scars just your will, if I saw you before, it was meant to be

Not to rush love, just to see

Maybe you didn't follow me, maybe you found me