It Wasn't Really Love

Now don't this sound familiar
He got you wrapped around his finger
Gave up your dreams to make his bigger
Do anything to keep him with ya (I want you to know)
I've fallen for the same magic
I thought that love had to be tragic
Chasing that man like I'm an addict
You want respect you must demand it
Start standing
Don't take nothing less

And if it ain't feeling cool and breezy
I'll tell you if he don't make it nice and easy
You only wasting your precious time believe me
It wasn't really love
Wasn't love no no
It wasn't really love
Wasn't love no no

I swear you'll always end up crying
Until the day you start defining
Yourself by who you really are inside
And not by some silly guy
That's only telling you lies
You ought to try it (Come on)

And if it ain't feeling cool and breezy
I'll tell you if he don't make it nice and easy
You only wasting your precious time believe me
It wasn't really love
Wasn't love no no
No it wasn't really love
Wasn't love no no
Oh no

If it walk like a duck quack like a duck then ya must be a duck
Wasn't really love
If he lied to you then he will lie again so you better cut him off
Wasn't really love
You should never ever wait for a man to say to ya that you're good enough
Cause you're good enough
The way you are (the way you are)
Right now (right now)
Sing it with me
Sing loud

And if it ain't feeling cool and breezy
I'll tell you if he don't make it nice and easy
You only wasting your precious time believe me
It wasn't really love
Wasn't love no no
Hey it wasn't really love
Wasn't love no no
no no no no no no no

Now ladies (Hey ladies)
Don't be a side piece (oh no no)
Be the main piece (be the main piece)
Or better yet
Be a masterpiece (be a masterpiece)
But first (oh yeah)
You gotta find inner peace
And that's the truth (and nothing but the truth)
So help me God (I promise)
Said I cross my heart and hope to die
Stick a needle in my eye
The Shindellas
Self love
Self worth
And self respect (that's right)
That's what we're here for (you better believe it)
And so we love (that's right)

Written by Claude Kelly (BMI) and Charles Harmon (BMI)