[Verse 1]
I take it as a joke
You gotta give me a lil' some'n to bargain wit'
This ain't gon' work, no
What am I to do with what you sayin', baby?

[Verse 2]
When you say you playin', baby
Oh, I'm tryna forget this
It gets overwhelmin', it gets real reckless
I just wanna experience, experience love wit' you

[Chorus]
So give me the time of day
Out here you've really changed
I think I've been the same, ain't no way, ain't no way
That I'm almost ready
That I'm almost ready to leave you alone
Leave you be

[Verse 3]
You keep teasin' it
But ain't in it
Come lay in it, whole face in it
Wanna work it out, lay it down
It's really nerve reckin' how you do
I can't force myself on you, swear I'm not tryin' to
I can't help but love, love and I wanna do what it do, on you, ooh
[Refrain]
I'ma make you forget who your first love was, babe (Ah)
I can be your bad nightmare that wakes you up, babe (Ah)

[Verse 4]
Be a lady, I'm tryna stick wit' bein' a lady
I want it, baby, but I'ma be a lady
'Cause I know I ain't ready
And I want your relationship to go steady
You know I wish the best for you
Want what's good for you
Try to tell you the truth
Guess you ain't never gon' figure out what I wanna say to you
Ladylike, babe, let me be ladylike, oh, nah, nah

[Chorus]
So give me the time of day
Out here you've really changed
I think I've been the same, ain't no way, ain't no way (No way)
That I'm almost ready
That I'm almost ready to leave you alone
Leave you be

[Bridge]
Stop givin' me hope (Hope)
We almost grown (Grown)
You should know (Know)
How it always go (It goes)
Be six feet away from me
My imagination, call it make-believe
Don't know her like you do
Can throw it down when you on me
This might be all I can get
I'ma give you love and life when you stand next to me
[Verse 5]
Ladylike, ladylike, ladylike, let me be, let me be
Ladylike, let me be ladylike, oh, nah, nah, nah
I could give you what you been waitin' for past dawn
I know that I have to fight the fact that you'll never be mine
I've been tellin' you to stop with what you say, I'll lose it tonight

[Chorus]
So give me the time of day
Out here you've really changed
Tryna be a lady, ain't no way, ain't no way
That I'm almost ready
That I'm almost ready to leave you be
Leave you be

[Outro]
Leave you be
Oh, nah, nah
Oh, nah, nah