Locked Away

Album: What Dreams Are Made Of (2015)
Charted: 2 6
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  • If I got locked away and we lost it all today
    Tell me honestly, would you still love me the same? (Need 'em)
    If I showed you my flaws (whirl), if I couldn't be strong (why?)
    Tell me honestly, would you still love me the same?

    Right about now (what?)
    If a judge for life me, would you stay by my side? (Ya)
    Or is you gonna say goodbye? (Bye, bye, bye)
    Can you tell me right now? (Can you tell me?)
    If I couldn't buy you the fancy things in life (my, my)
    Shawty, would it be alright? (Right)
    Come on, show me that you're down (uh-huh)

    Now tell me, would you really ride for me?
    (Would you really ride for me? Uh)
    Baby, tell me, would you die for me?
    (Tell me, would you die for me? Uh)
    Would you spend your whole life with me? (Wassup?)
    Would you be there to always hold me down? (Woo)
    (Uh-huh, uh-huh)
    Tell me, would you really cry for me?
    (Would you really cry for me? Uh)
    Baby, don't lie to me
    (Baby, don't lie to me)
    If I didn't have anything (wassup?)
    I wanna know, would you stick around? (What?)

    If I got locked away (go) and we lost it all today (yo)
    Tell me honestly, would you still love me the same? (Go)
    If I showed you my flaws (wow), if I couldn't be strong (wow)
    Tell me honestly (what?), would you still love me the same?

    Skiddly dong, dong, dong, dang (ah)
    All I want is somebody real, who don't need much (yeah, yeah)
    A gyal I know that I can trust (sure, sure)
    To be here when money low (low, low, low, low)
    If I did not have nothing else to give but love (ow)
    Would that even be enough? (Tell me, tell me, tell me)
    Gyal me need fi know (uh-huh)

    Now tell me, would you really ride for me?
    (Would you really ride for me? Eh)
    Baby, tell me, would you die for me?
    (Tell me, would you die for me? Yeah)
    Would you spend your whole life with me? (Wassup?)
    Would you be there to always hold me down?
    (Uh-huh, uh-huh)
    Tell me, would you really cry for me?
    (Would you really cry for me? Yeah)
    Baby, don't lie to me
    (Baby, don't lie to me)
    If I didn't have anything (wassup?)
    I wanna know, would you stick around?

    If I got locked away (go) and we lost it all today (yo)
    Tell me honestly, would you still love me the same? (Go)
    If I showed you my flaws (wow), if I couldn't be strong (yo)
    Tell me honestly (what?), would you still love me the same?

    Tell me, tell me, would you want me? (Want me)
    Tell me, tell me, would you call me? (Call me)
    If you knew I wasn't balling
    'Cause I need a gyal who's always by my side
    Tell me, tell me, do you need me? (Need me)
    Tell me, tell me, do you love me? Yeah
    Or is you just tryna play me?
    'Cause I need a gyal to hold me down for life (die, die, die, die, die, die now)

    If I got locked away and we lost it all today
    Tell me honestly, would you still love me the same?
    If I showed you my flaws, if I couldn't be strong
    Tell me honestly, would you still love me the same?
    If I got locked away (go) and we lost it all today (yo)
    Tell me honestly would you still love me the same? (Go)
    If I showed you my flaws (wow), if I couldn't be strong (wow)
    Tell me honestly, would you still love me the same?

    Would you still love me the same? Writer/s: Henry Walter, Lukasz Gottwald, Theron Thomas, Timothy Thomas, Toni Tennille
    Publisher: BMG Rights Management, Kobalt Music Publishing Ltd., Universal Music Publishing Group
    Lyrics licensed and provided by LyricFind

Comments: 1

  • Shalini from CanadaThis song uses 2 samples
    Adam Levine's part sounds like Captain and Tenille's Do That To Me One More Time while R City's part takes on some characteristics from BSB's As Long As you love me.
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