[Verse 1]

22, 5’5”, blonde hair

Red lips, pale skin, arrogance in the air

Fun times, cigarettes, can you smoke over there?

Some lies, and a cup of coffee to share

New York is where the devil goes

When the summer starts

You give her the world

She leaves you with a broken heart

Another man at home, she left all alone

Two years ago, I wonder if he even knows

The saying goes, “what he doesn’t know, won’t hurt”

He’ll have lies for breakfast and death for dessert

[Pre-Hook]

And if I live past my time, would you bury me alive?

And if we end up in Vegas, would you marry me tonight?

[Hook]

You want flattery, money and cars

Clothes and gold, you want it all

Don’t flatter me, ‘cause baby I know

You don’t love me at all

But you gon’ need me, you gon’ need me

You gon’ need me—to fuel that attitude

And you gon’ need me, you gon’ need me

You gon’ need me—to flatter you

[Verse 2]

23, 6’2”, brown hair

New shirt, new cologne, wasn’t from around here

Ego, some charm, it was commitment that he feared

‘Cause if you’re never scared, you shall never shed a tear

Loneliness is where you go when the loving’s gone

‘Cause there’s nothing wrong when she has nothing on

But when she starts to ask the questions

Use flattery as misdirection—so

We’ll take it slow—with my hand up your skirt

The lies or the truth, I don’t know what is worse

[Pre-Hook]

And if I live past my time, would you bury me alive?

And if we end up in Vegas, would you marry me tonight?

[Hook]

You want flattery, money and cars

Clothes and gold, you want it all

Don’t flatter me, ‘cause baby I know

You don’t love me at all

But you gon’ need me, you gon’ need me

You gon’ need me—to fuel that attitude

And you gon’ need me, you gon’ need me

You gon’ need me—to flatter you

[Bridge]

And if I live past my time, you’d probably bury me alive

And if we ended up in Vegas, you’d never marry me tonight

[Outro]

I want flattery, money and cars, clothes and hoes, I want it all

Don’t flatter me, ‘cause baby you know I don’t love you at all

But I’m a need you, I’m a need you

I’m a need you to fuel this attitude

And I’m a need you, I’m a need you

I’m a need you, to be flattered too