Still Love Her

[Verse 1: Masta Ace]

She was the love of my life

Compared most closest to the love for my wife

But don't tell her though, we grew up together

In the projects, yup, she was tough as leather

In the roughest weather, when the rain and the thunder came

She kept me dry, gave me food for my hunger pains

The summer came, then went and came and went again

Autumn bliss turned to winter sin

Then the leaves fell and the ground froze

And like every other dude was tryna brown-nose

Tryna get with her, tryna lay with her

Tryna see if they can move in and stay with her

They wanted to play with her but I knew they wasn't serious

I was watchin' from the cut, I was furious

'Cause I know they only here for a season

It's hard to explain what's the reason why I still love her

[Chorus: Masta Ace & Pearl Gates]

That's how much I love you

Yeah, I still love her

That's how much I love you

Speakin' from the heart, we had a little spark

I never thought that it would fall apart

But yo, I still love her

That's how much I love you

[Verse 2: Masta Ace]

We broke up a while, she wanted to spread her wings

Wanted to upgrade her life and get some better things

I'm talkin' nicer cars, I'm talkin' fatter checks

I was jealous of the men that probably had her next

I was past tense, they was present tense

I been fiendin' to get back with her ever since

But once love is lost, it's hard to find again

And you can't use that same tired line again

About we soulmates and we was meant to be

That doesn't hold weight, let's keep it century

She moved down south, now she a southern girl

And now she's being all exposed to this other world

And now she dressin' funny and she speakin' different

She even dance funny, ayo she freakin' different

She started datin' dudes out in the ATL

And it's really hard for me to wish my baby well

Was they violatin' or was I hatin'?

She started using different drugs, her eyes dilatin'

She started sippin' syrup, started poppin' E

But I really can't treat her like my property

Being possessive, being so obsessive

I am bound to push away from being so aggressive

But I can't help myself, I don't know how to act

Man, there ain't no runnin' from the fact that I still love her

[Chorus: Masta Ace & Pearl Gates]

That's how much I love you

Uh-huh, I still love her

That's how much I love you

Speakin' from the heart, we had a little spark

I never thought that it would fall apart

But yo, I still love her

That's how much I love you

[Verse 3: Masta Ace]

As I look back and analyze it all

I realize now I fantasized it all

She was never mine, I guess I had it wrong

I thought that it was love just 'cause we had a song

But with hindsight, they say it's 20/20

You get the limelight, you make a pretty penny

You think you own the girl, you think she yours forever

You think she layin' down and givin' up them drawers forever

As a younger man in my adolescence

I was tuned in to her, yeah, I had her essence

And she made me glow, yeah, she made me shine

That was 'bout the time that I made her mine

And that was 'round the time that we became official

And it's really hard to say when shit became a issue

Yeah, it's hard to pinpoint when it became a mess

Listen, all I'm here to do is try to stress that, yes, I still love her

[Outro: Pearl Gates]

Sweeter than a kiss from a rose you gave me

So much love in life

I'm not playin' no games, I swear you saved me

It's too hard to explain

You take away my pain

Can't deny you still run in my veins

I still love the way you light my flame

And I won't leave you even though you changed

That's how much I love you

That's how much I love you

That's how much I love you