Livin' a Lie

[Line ringing:] "Record your message after the tone." [Beep:] [The Dream spoken:] Yo, come pick up, I'm a get you soon as I leave the studio [Intro: The-Dream, Rihanna] Ah, ah, ah, Rihanna Eh, eh Dream Ah, ah Eh, eh, eh (Let's go!) [Verse 1: The-Dream, Rihanna, The-Dream & Rihanna] I wanna tell the world that you're my girl, and I'm your man, oh, baby And I wanna tell the world that you got me, why can't we be? Oh, baby I can't put my name on your kiss And I can't speak your name from these lips We froze and nobody knows Have to walk out the room everytime you call Tellin' everybody I ain't seen you in so long It feels like I ain't breatin' This feels worser than cheatin' [Chorus: The-Dream & Rihanna, Rihanna, The-Dream] 'Cause we out here livin' a lie Out here livin' a lie I'm out here livin' a lie Why what makes you smile seem to make you cry? I'm out here livin' a lie I'm out here livin' a lie We out here livin' a lie Behind these smiles, I'm really hurtin' Inside, side, side (Oh, no) Inside, side, side (Oh, no) Inside, side, side (Oh, no) Inside, side, side I wanna be with you [Verse 2: Rihanna, The-Dream, The-Dream & Rihanna] Everytime I wanna put us on display time takes a breathe, oh, baby I hear about other relationships that ain't true, I wanna set it right, oh, baby And I can't tell nobody how I feel, ooh And I can't tell nobody how we is, ooh I wanna hop on the first thing smokin' Tell our agent to book us a plane I wanna be near you I wanna be near you, too I wanna wake up, wake up Right next to you, baby [Chorus: The-Dream & Rihanna, Rihanna, The-Dream] 'Cause we out here livin' a lie Out here livin' a lie I'm out here livin' a lie Why what makes you smile seem to make you cry? I'm out here livin' a lie I'm out here livin' a lie We out here livin' a lie Behind these smiles, I'm really hurtin' Inside, side, side (Oh, no) Inside, side, side (Oh, no) Inside, side, side (Oh, no) Inside, side, side I wanna be with you [Bridge: The-Dream, Rihanna, The-Dream & Rihanna] Rihanna, baby Dream, baby What on this earth will we do? I'm sure that I'm not unsure, ooh, ooh And everythin' in this world has got us crazy I'm so through You too? We alone What the worst that could happen, baby, if they know? Won't be nothin' 'Cause you're impeccable, you're everything that I love [Chorus: The-Dream & Rihanna, Rihanna, The-Dream] 'Cause we out here livin' a lie Out here livin' a lie I'm out here livin' a lie Why what makes you smile seem to make you cry? I'm out here livin' a lie I'm out here livin' a lie We out here livin' a lie Behind these smiles, I'm really hurtin' Inside, side, side (Oh, no) Inside, side, side (Oh, no) Inside, side, side (Oh, no) Inside, side, side I wanna be with you