[Hook] Flames to dust, lovers to friends Why do all good things come to an end? Flames to dust, lovers to friends Why do all good things come to an end? [Verse One] So there are no misconceptions let's clear it up I'mma spit it from my heart, I'm tired of tearing up Why won't you just admit, I was ready to commit You was on your material sh** like my ring wasn't good enough I put myself at a disadvantage, emotional manners Could barely manage to wake in the morning, was so sad Drowning myself in alcohol, and blaming it all on myself And my financial status wasn't even that low You promised you would love me even if I went broke You promised to love my previous children, what a joke We knew the end result when you're mom called me a n******g, I never considered The woman that I'd take a bullet for would be the same one behind the trigger With like a great conversation stopped in mid-sentence She said she'd changed her mind, her new one hasn't made a difference To light your cigarettes I would've set myself on fire Loving you more than I did myself but felt I was on trial You did what was best for my child no problem so I moved in You'll always be found guilty in the court of a one side chick Was one of them relationships where nobody smiles But it was cheaper to keep her like a lease when you over the miles Someday you'll wake up knowing that you lost a precious diamond While you were out collecting regular stones, so trifling Go 'head and live in Gomorrah, you ain't taking my daughter Wanna walk out of my life? I'll hold the door open for ya Sleep in scarlet [Hook] [Verse Two] Now as I look up at the night sky I'm getting really tired of playing Mr. Nice Guy When you refused to love me back, b**h you must be high But you're so fine and that's just making my anger intensify And plus you thanking God, I raise my hand and testify Then put it on my father's grave that I really tried I went against my own life advise, you're my demise, both of us can not survive Unless you get out of my life, I swear I've had my last cry My name is Derek and I loved you the best way I can My braids and famous name pierced right through your skin Blood's my liquid love letter And your desire to be desired pushed you in the arms of who you thought was better She said, "I swear I didn't sleep with him" Of course you didn't, cause you was wide awake while you was cheating with him f** marriage, your excuses, and f** your answers And f** wedding rings, they're the world's smallest handcuffs Threats of castration for every missed call When me busting a nut on your face was better than a Hallmark card Don't fear eight men with guns Fear one woman with a grudge, when you no longer want the buns My heart was a broken transmission while my world shifted Feeling like k**ing a who*e a** like Robert Willie Pickton Blessed art thou amongst women though But stop claiming you're my soul mate when you ain't even got a soul Sleep in scarlet [Hook] [Verse Three] I keep attracting the wrong ones like a sickness Only time that I say "I do" is in front of "not trust b**hes" In secret I wonder if we could have weathered the storm 'Til d**h do us part like Adolf Hitler and Eva Braun I'd be lying if I said I didn't have regrets Let's get our marriage license, have 'em write it on an Etch A Sketch I think if I went to her doorstep and she seen me hurtin' I could turn it all around and she would take me back for certain Maybe it's my past relationships that's dangerous Or, maybe I was using you to fill all my emptiness And if Pica**o was alive he would've painted you But you're insane and loose, forsaken love for (?) The world is tainted and f**ed We're living in a world where love's no longer appreciated, it is hated and mocked I'm like an animal that's been kicked out of a zoo But it's true, you are what you love and not what loves you But now I'm riding right, cause our relationship life Was like a bit of lemon keeping me up out of the limelight Put it to memory how women change to vipers And phone numbers and condoms are a lot easier to change than diapers It's kind of bizarre and, your momma should have named you Carmen Cause the only thing that you talk about are cars and men You'll probably get caught up and abducted with chloroform You can call me whatever you want, but call me gone Sleep in scarlet [Hook]