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xania monet - how was i supposed to know? lyrics

[verse 1]
he didn’t walk me down no stairs
didn’t warn me ’bout them boys who wouldn’t care
didn’t tell me what a real man sounds like
so i fell for the ones that lied just right
he never pulled my chair or checked my friends
never showed me what to lose or what to defend
so i chase love with an open wound
looking for something i was never introduced to
my mama did her best, but she can’t teach
what it feels like when a father speaks
so i took еvery “i love you” too deep
even whеn they only meant for a week

[chorus]
how was i supposed to know what love looked like
when daddy never showed me what felt right?
how was i supposed to set the bar
when i ain’t ever seen no man fight for my heart?
now i’m learning through heartbreak piece by piece
tryna be soft in a world that’s been hard on me
i ain’t bitter, just broken in places you can’t see
how was i supposed to know
if he ain’t teach me?

[verse 2]
i thought pain was part of being chosen
if he stayed, then the hurt was worth holding
i called settling a sign of love
’cause i ain’t know a man should lift me up
know you’re beautiful just ’cause i’m his
and know i got you when life don’t make sense
so i let bare minimum feel like gold
’cause i know i deserve more to hold
and mama raised a queen with a wounded crown
taught me strength, but i still let love drag me down
’cause daddy never gave me that love one on one
so i mistook l+st for the real one
[chorus]
how was i supposed to know what love looked like
when daddy never showed me what felt right?
how was i supposed to set the bar
when i ain’t ever seen no man fight for my heart?
now i’m learning through heartbreak piece by piece
tryna be soft in a world that’s been hard on me
i ain’t bitter, just broken in places you can’t see
how was i supposed to know
if he ain’t teach me?

[bridge]
i needed arms that protected
not ones that neglected
needed truth without games
real love with no pain
so now i’ll relearn what i missed
unpacking daddy wounds from every kiss
but i promise one day i’ll be free
of the love that never covered me

[chorus]
how was i supposed to know what love looked like
when my first man left before i learned to fight?
now i raise my standards like prayers to the sky
for the girl i was who needed to know why
[outro]
i still stumble, but now i see
the kind of love that was meant for me
and i’ll teach my daughter what he couldn’t show
so she’ll know

- xania monet lyrics

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