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O.C.

Exhale

Release date: 16th February 2018

From A New Dawn: 2nd Phase
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About This Track

"Exhale" is a track by O.C., from the album A New Dawn: 2nd Phase, released 16th February 2018. Full lyrics are available below.

About the Artist

O.C.

O.C.

Lyrics

Exhale

[Skit]

Excuse me miss, can I talk to you for a second?

*No thank you, I'm not interested*

Your not interested? I mean at least you can get to know me

*I don't think that's necessary*

You don't think that's necessary? I mean, i'm telling you I'm not like them other dudes. At least you can get to know me

*That's what they all say*

I'm telling you, it's like, you can't judge a book by its cover

[Pre-Verse]

Get to know me

*Baby i'm not him*

Get to know me

Get to know me

*Im just not interested*

[Verse 1]

Yo

Before deciding who I am get to know me

Why condemn me if you don't even know me

Pass the counters, with somebody else

You cannot base around him and her simply cuz

I'm not them

Going by what you been through with your last man

He had a problem with his hands, now I understand

See you develop, the sting hair which stems from abuse

To pre-judge, any man that wants to love you

It's not my fault, and i'm sure it's not yours

There's other ways for problems to be resolved

Either talkin' if we bumpin' heads

Then the next best thing to do is walk away

Leave it for another day

Take a stroll and exhale

I won't allow you to punish me 'cuz

You expert you through hell

You got your guard up, a lay up, a shell

But i'm not him, so I highly recommend

[Chorus]

Before deciding who I am

Get to know me

Get to know me

Before deciding who I am

Get to know me

Before deciding who I am

Get to know me

[Verse 2]

Days done past, then I finally get a phone call

Tell me you feelin' me but it's hard for you to open up

For you to change things, baby you need to re-learn

All men are not the same or into playing games

See that make me strain, make comments 'bout you

Gaining weight, to me you about a buck n' change

For me it really don't matter

Im the type to look inside your heart and your soul

That's what i'm checking for

See scars are deep rooted

And I notice why your eye contact, you focus the attach

Hence the stand on vibe written all over your brow

With such a beautiful face, you be a smile, not a frown

All because of some clown, or your down

It made it hard for the next man to walk proud with you(in turn)

You got your guard up like Slomin's Shield

Mommy i'm not him, so I highly recommend

[Chorus]

Before deciding who I am

Get to know me

Get to know me

Before deciding who I am

Get to know me

Before deciding who I am

Get to know me

[Outro]

Get to know me

Track details

From A New Dawn: 2nd Phase

2018
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A New Dawn: 2nd Phase
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