How I Met My Ex Lyrics - Dave

[Verse 1] 

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I met my girl when I was 18 years old 

And she was just turning 23 

I really love her from my heart 

And even though I don't deserve it fam I hope she loves me 

So I just done this private show I'm doing Footlocker promo 

And judging from the postcode it was Shoreditch or Soho 

Did 6 or 7 tracks, made 6 or 7 racks 

A couple days later on twitter I saw this photo of myself and I was grinning 

That 4K camera of quality had got me tripping 

So I'm checking out who did it 

When I stumbled on this girl 

And I could tell that she was different 

A couple hours later now I'm liking all her pictures 

I ain't finished 

I typed her twitter name into my Insta so I could check on every single little digit 

Why didn't I just message her? 

Trust me I was thinking, but I'm a self-centred rapper too concerned about my image 

The truth 

So when she hit me first I'm pretty shocked I didn't burst 

I'm calling Josh, Jack and Juss who am I ringing first? 

Man I was so excited 

That I replied a minute later that's that bro I think that you just let her know excited 

Too excited, no clue on what I should do excited 

So I'm just typing, rambling like a fool, excited 

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[Verse 2] 

Look 

Look 

And we were talking for hours over some minor things 

Ignoring everyone else to her I'm replying quick 

This type of chick she got a spark like you were lighting spliffs 

You know you like her when you're thinking about your words 

She got me typing, deleting my messages then re-writing 

In the hope that there's a smile when she's replying 

The highlight of my day, them phone calls in the night it's the little things 

The girl, she had a vibe and I liked it and 

She's into photography and she's got a passion for it 

And she respects that I'm rapping but she ain't catting for it 

See that's the perfect balance 

There's nothing better than a girl with talent 

Drive, ambition all of them things above 

She's showing an abundance 

I ain't even met her yet 

She works around the corner but lives just outside of London 

I ain't fronting, I'm a sweet boy 

Intentions are in question so my compliments are decoys 

If that even makes sense? 

The first time I met her, I'm surrounded by my friends 

Random ends on some staircase 

So much for a first date 

I just had a show 

And I asked if she could meet me after 

Maybe we could chill, you never know where things could go 

No problem she down to roll 

Travel in the cold 

So I went across the road, grey hoodie under a coat 

If I'm remembering correctly 

It's always kind of weird when the person that you were texting 

Is the person you are obsessed with 

I was on her from the jump 

I think she was wearing pumps or Vans when I first met her, no, it's either either one 

She was looking so attractive I barely saw skin 'cause she was covered like a mattress 

Man, I think that she's the one 

I was stuck for twenty seconds trying to give the girl a hug 

And all my friends were drunk so fuck it, I'm about to kiss her 

Any complications, I'm blaming it on the liquor 

Changing my name on Twitter and blocking her on my Insta 

I saw her skin blush the moment that our lips touched 

She pulled my bottom lip until it stretched 

Kissed me on my cheek until she reached around my neck 

And had me moaning like a bitch 

Even though I'm wearing jeans, I had to re-arrange my dick so she don't see that I'm erect 

It's the first time we met, got me feeling like a creep 

And that strawberry flavour gave her tongue a kinda sweet little taste 

And we could speak about anything we were friends first 

I dropped her to the station I remember 

Cuz we had a conversation for ages about our dreams 

And the things that we hadn't seen and all that we intended to do 

I bet she's hoping my intentions are true 

And as months went by we both got into it, and intimate 

And I'mma spare you the details cuz both of our parents are probably listening 

But really we were into it 

Into us, into this 

Into everything about each other we were lovers and I love her cuz she knows me and that's probably why she told me you ain't ready for a girl 

You're still a little kid that's getting ready for the world and you don't need that kinda burden 

But I told her that I want it 

And I'm just being honest, yes I know that girls exist but I don't see them as a problem 

I meant every single word 

And I ain't gonna lie and say DM's have been absurd but out of every single girl 

This is the weirdest of positions 

It's usually the girl that's asking where I see her fitting or a place on her position 

But I'm telling her I need it 

And I don't think she sees it so I'm being ever sweeter when we're speaking and we're meeting 

I've got affectionate messages, you could read them 

You gotta tell a girl that she's beautiful until she sees it 

Believes it, understands it more than physically 

Mentally, and the way that I'm feeling 

I could talk 10 years about the moment that we shared 

The jokes that we had running 

The places that we've been 

The music we made together producing next to my bed 

Then making my minor changes in reference to what she said 

I think I start to getting tired, my shcedule's a mess 

Replies are gettin' lazy and my lady knows it's crazy 

But she's there if I'm in need 

While I'm at shows getting tempted by girls that are on their knees 

You know I'm only a teen, it's like my eyes started drifting 

Not as easy as I pictured to give your all to a woman 

Ignoring all this attention that's been getting to my head 

The sex is so accessible, one message or text and girls will get in your bed 

She's tryna make it happen with photos and her events 

I mentioned it's her passion, photography is her thing 

And I don't know if it's the pressure 

Where paper meets the passion and the pleasure 

We all got a work to survive 

So now she's popping up at shows 

Taking pictures on her own 

And at first it wasn't cool 

But fuck it we let it go 

Until I saw her in some rapper's tracksuit, I felt a way 

She told me it was work and she was in some studio 

Taking pictures and I just sighed 

Some halfway wannabe rappers that fed her lies 

He ain't looking for no pictures 

I know it's your profession 

But read their intentions 

They ain't paying male photographers to shoot that same session 

And that felt so disrespectful, standing on our dreams 

And crushing 'em, I just told her it's nothing do what you need to do 

If I ain't feeding you 

Then my opinion's all I'm giving when I speak to you 

Cause I don't have the right 

Why should girls be punished for a male's dirty mind? 

When I think about it now, I'm ashamed to the core 

I mean how many men stop their women from achieving what they can because in secret they've been feelig insecure 

And I can't handle my emotions, it's probably why I didn't see her 

Talent when I shoulda been supporting and promoting 

Like I didn't have a platform, a voice and a following 

With everyone I knew, I really coulda do a lot of things to help chase her dream 

But instead of me to grow into the person that she needs 

I acted like I couldn't see 

And I don't mean to say this like I don't trust the girl 

But how can I trust her if I don't trust myself? 

And even girls can get tempted you know how it goes 

What if she meets a bigger rapper when she's at a show? 

What if he sees her backstage? 

What if he selling lots? 

What if he's got a bigger car, got a better watch? 

That doesn't bother me, she really ain't material 

It's all the little things they do that put the fear in you 

What if he actually replies? 

What if he phones her too? 

What if he's doing all the things that I'm supposed to do? 

What if he's listening, laughing, relating? 

What if he even cares to ask her how her day's been? 

What he's trying to give her everything she needs and expects from the one damn person that she's dating? 

I shoulda helped her follow her dream 

But instead I held her back and had her following me 

And boys got a brave face so you'll never know 

That hurts just as much when you let them go