AMAs Artist of the Decade Performance

I'm so sick of running as fast as I can
Wonderin' if I'd get there
Quicker if I was a man
And I'm so sick of them comin' at me again
'Cause if I was a man, then I'd be the man
I'd be the man, I'd be the man, yeah
'Cause I'd be the man, I'd be the man

We were both young when I first saw you
I close my eyes, and the flashback starts
I'm standing there
On a balcony in summer air
See the lights, see the party, the ball gowns
See you make your way through the crowd
And say, "Hello", little did I know

That you were Romeo
You were throwing pebbles
And my daddy said, "stay away from Juliet"
And I was crying on the staircase
Begging you, "please don't go, " and I said

"Romeo, take me somewhere we can be alone
I'll be waiting
All there's left to do is run
You'll be the prince and I'll be the princess
It's a love story baby, just say, 'Yes'"

Once upon a time, a few mistakes ago
I was in your sights, you got me alone
You found me, you found me, you found me
I guess you didn't care
And I guess I liked that
And when I fell hard, you took a step back
Without me, without me, without me

And he's long gone, when he's next to me
And I realize the blame is on me

'Cause I knew you were trouble
When you walked in so, shame on me now
Flew me to places I'd never been
'Til you put me down, oh
I knew you were trouble when you walked in
So, shame on me now
Flew me to places I'd never been
Now I'm lying on the cold hard ground

Oh, oh oh trouble, trouble, trouble
Oh, oh oh trouble, trouble

And the saddest fear comes creeping in
That you never loved me
Or her, or anyone, or anything, yeah

I knew you were trouble when you walked in
So, shame on me now
Flew me to places I'd never been
'Til you put me down, oh
I knew you were trouble when you walked in
(Knew it right there, knew it right there)
So shame on me now
Flew me to places I'd never been
Trouble, trouble, trouble

Nice to meet you, where you been?
I could show you incredible things
Magic, madness, heaven, sin
Saw you there, and I thought
"Oh my God, look at that face
You look like my next mistake
Love's a game, wanna play?" Ayy
New money, suit and tie
I can read you like a magazine
Ain't it funny? Rumors fly
And I know you heard about me
So hey let's be friends
I'm dyin' to see how this one ends
Grab your passport and my hand
I can make the bad guys good for a weekend

So it's gonna be forever
Or it's gonna go down in flames?
You can tell me when it's over, mm
If the high was worth the pain
Got a long list of ex-lovers
They'll tell you I'm insane
'Cause you know I love the players
And you love the game
'Cause we're young and we're reckless
We'll take this way too far
It'll leave you breathless, hmm
Or with a nasty scar
Got a long list of ex-lovers
They'll tell you I'm insane
But I've got a blank space, baby
And I'll write your name

Boys only want love if it's torture
Don't say I didn't, say I didn't warn ya
Boys only want love if it's torture
Don't say I didn't, say I didn't warn ya

I stay out too late got nothing in my brain
That's what people say, mm, mm
That's what people say, mm, mm
I go on too many dates
But I can't make them stay
At least that's what people say, mm, mm
That's what people say, mm, mm

But I keep cruisin'
Can't stop, won't stop movin'
It's like I got this music in my mind
Saying it's gonna be alright

'Cause the players gonna play
Play, play, play, play
And the haters gonna hate, hate, hate, hate
Hate baby, I'm just gonna shake
Shake, shake, shake, shake
I shake it off, I shake it off
Heartbreakers gonna break, break
Break, break, break
And the fakers gonna fake, fake, fake, fake
Fake baby, I'm just gonna shake
Shake, shake, shake, shake
I shake it off, I shake it off

Hey, hey hey
Just think while you've been getting down
And out about the liars
And the dirty, dirty cheats of the world
You could've been getting down
To this sick beat
My ex man brought his new girlfriend
She's like, "Oh my God
" but I'm just gonna shake
And to the fella over there
With the hella good hair
Why don't you come on over, baby?
We can shake, shake, shake yeah, oh, oh, oh

'Cause the players gonna play
Play, play, play, play
And the haters gonna hate, hate, hate, hate
Hate (Haters gonna hate)
Baby, I'm just gonna shake
Shake, shake, shake, shake
I shake it off, I shake it off
Heartbreakers gonna break, break
Break, break, break
And the fakers gonna fake, fake, fake, fake
Fake baby, I'm just gonna shake
Shake, shake, shake, shake
I shake it off, I shake it off

I Shake it off, I shake it off
I, I, I shake it off, I shake it off
I, I, I shake it off, I shake it off
I, I, I shake it off, I shake it off

We could leave the Christmas
Lights up 'til January
This is our place, we make the rules
And there's a dazzling haze, a
Mysterious way about you, dear
Have I known you 20 seconds or 20 years?

Can I go where you go?
Can we always be this close?
Forever and ever, and
Ah, take me out, take me home
You're my, my, my, my lover

Ladies and gentlemen, will you please stand?
With every guitar string scar on my hand
I take this magnetic force of a
Man to be my lover
My heart's been borrowed, yours has been blue
All's well that ends well to end up with you
Swear to be overdramatic and true to my lover
And you'll save all your
Dirtiest jokes for me
And at every table, I'll save you a seat
Lover

Can I go where you go?
Can we always be this close?
Forever and ever, and
Take me out, take me home (Forever and ever)
You're my, my, my, my
Oh, you're my, my, my, my
Oh, darlin', you're my, my, my, my lover