[Intro]
It's like, you think you know me, but you don't really know me
And one day you gon' wake up and figure that out
And when that day comes, I'm thinkin' you gon' leave

[Verse 1]
Now, I don't know how long my forever's gon' be
But I invite you to come and spend mine with me
And I'ma do my best to see that we live happily
And you just keep what's left when something happens to me
I'm lookin' for someone to marry me, take care of me and bury me
These days that's a rarity, but I can guarantee
If I broadcast live from deep within me
God'll send me someone, only divinity
Could ever get the credit for
And I can take her from the hood to the Gucci store
God gave her a O.G. for a daddy, bad broad for a mama
From tank tops and thongs to them Prada pajamas
And I'ma be awake when I'm 'posed to be asleep
'Cause my mind's on my money and I'm knowin' I'ma I reap
What I sow, I'm a beast who should be heavily medicated, huh?
That's their opinion, to me I'm just dedicated
Motivated by the thoughts of empty mouths
Nightmares of comin' home to a empty house
I know what it is to seek somethin', fail Titanicly
Built a castle and watched it collapse in front of me
My daughter, she survived the tragedy
The aftermath of my attempt at a family
So don't sit up here and talk about what I already know
Or sit up here and act as though you would never go
Like you would never ever pack your bags and leave
I'm not comparin' you to her, it's a reaction to me
People take all they can take and I just run 'em away
Even I can't believe some of the stuff that I say
The holes in the walls can easily be fixed with mud
The holes in us can only be repaired with love
And they can only be mended, they can never be fixed
Because people forgive you, but they can never forget
[Chorus]
I'm hard to love, some say I'm hard to like
But I've been through a lot of things and I'm scarred for life
I got bruises on my spirit, dents in my chin
And I'm never lettin' anybody get me again
I'm hard to love, some say I'm hard to like
But I've been through a lot of things and I'm scarred for life
I got bruises on my spirit, dents in my chin
And I'm never lettin' anybody get me again

[Verse 2]
Now if you've never been in love it's irrelevant to you
If you ever prayed for me, then I'ma pray for you too
Baby girl, I'm tryin' see all of your dreams real
So try to understand how my size fourteens feel
I need another female like a hole in the head
If I ever caught you cheatin', it'd be holes in the bed
Holes in the head of a man caught up in the middle
Of a good thing gone bad, I ain't sorry for the— mm-mm
I could never envision you betrayin' me
The one you don't suspect, that's the one it's gon' be
No trust other than my trust in God
'Cause everyone I ever trusted has broke my heart
I keep my guard up and it could never be lowered
And you could never sucker punch me, I'm forever lookin' for it
You go through the bad just to get to the good
Somethin' I wish more people understood
[Chorus]
I'm hard to love, some say I'm hard to like
But I've been through a lot of things and I'm scarred for life
I got bruises on my spirit, dents in my chin
And I'm never lettin' anybody get me again
I'm hard to love, some say I'm hard to like
But I've been through a lot of things and I'm scarred for life
I got bruises on my spirit, dents in my chin
And I'm never lettin' anybody get me again

[Verse 3]
You ever see two old people walkin' in the rain
One of 'em got the body and the other got the brain?
Dang, they probably got grandkids my age
People don't love like that these days
They too quick to say forget it, turn away and leave it
To the point of where their love is nothin' but a image
Lights and smoke, two-way mirrors
So the people on the outside don't see errors
'Til you can no longer create the facade
And you done talked to everybody about it but God
She gon' make mistakes, but so will you
You shouldn't say nothin' that you wouldn't want her to
Say to you if you was in the spot she's in
Love makes exception and takes direction
Baby girl, just hold me down for now
Before you know it, you'll be married to a hole in the ground
[Chorus]
I'm hard to love, some say I'm hard to like
But I've been through a lot of things and I'm scarred for life
I got bruises on my spirit, dents in my chin
And I'm never lettin' anybody get me again
I'm hard to love, some say I'm hard to like
But I've been through a lot of things and I'm scarred for life
I got bruises on my spirit, dents in my chin
And I'm never lettin' anybody get me again

[Outro]
I'm hard to love
I'm hard to love