Track eleven on Ben Mercedez' album SAY WHAT U WANT, "Say What U Want"

"SAY WHAT U WANT" the album, out NOW

Produced by: Ben Mercedez
Written by: Ben Mercedez
Performed by: Ben Mercedez

Lyrics:

I, I walk the town, I hear the sound
Of swarming vultures all around
I, I sing loud, I feel ok
But then you say shit that makes me want to shout

So SAY WHAT U WANT
What u want feel the pressure
SAY WHAT U WANT
I can't hear I'm screaming louder
SAY WHAT U WANT
What you want feel my pressure
SAY WHAT U WANT
What you want feel the pressure
Write what you want, text what you want about me
If you wanna know, I'm not sorry
SAY WHAT U WANT
SAY WHAT U WANT about me
SAY WHAT U WANT about me

You don't know my truth, or my integrity
But SAY WHAT U WANT
SAY WHAT U WANT about me
SAY WHAT U WANT about me
You don't know this heart, or my golden soul 
But SAY WHAT U WANT
SAY WHAT U WANT about me
#SAYWHATUWANT about me

I, I can see straight, I ignore your voices
Ones ticked with thorns I know
I, I can go my own way, I know the road to hell
But for who I am I will take it

So SAY WHAT U WANT
What u want feel the pressure
SAY WHAT U WANT
I can't hear I'm screaming louder
SAY WHAT U WANT
What you want feel my pressure
SAY WHAT U WANT
What you want feel the pressure
Write what you want, text what you want about me
If you wanna know, I'm not sorry
SAY WHAT U WANT
SAY WHAT U WANT about me
SAY WHAT U WANT about me

You don't know my truth, or my integrity
But SAY WHAT U WANT
SAY WHAT U WANT about me
SAY WHAT U WANT about me
You don't know this heart, or my golden soul 
But SAY WHAT U WANT
SAY WHAT U WANT about me
SAY WHAT U WANT about me

Sometimes I lie all alone
Thinking why am I this way
But I don't sit and weep, I get on my feet
So just run your mouths, and I just start to party

You don't know my truth, or my integrity
But SAY WHAT U WANT
SAY WHAT U WANT about me
SAY WHAT U WANT about me
You don't know this heart, or my golden soul 
But SAY WHAT U WANT
SAY WHAT U WANT about me
SAY WHAT U WANT about me

Released: 5/24/24

Say What U Want

I believe in something i invest in
fuck my fears can't hold me back
my rivals eyeing me with envy 
bitch i take what's mine & ride it (yeh)
bitch i take what's mine


I believe in something i invest in
fuck my fears can't hold me back
my rivals eyeing me with envy 
bitch i take what's mine & ride it (yeh)
bitch i take what's mine

fuck with me you get buried in my dear
it a crooked world gotta be a gangster to survive my dear
with the way that i shine i confuse the night i'm the wave they've been searching for years

Have you heard of my pain yet
scared to let the world know my iceberg
every day is a dice roll 
skeletons in your closet they're all mine 
use your jealousy to out do me no hang me
i was sent by the Lord the game owes me

I believe in something i invest in
fuck my fears can't hold me back
my rivals eyeing me with envy 
bitch i take what's mine & ride it (yeh)
bitch i take what's mine

I believe in something i invest in
fuck my fears can't hold me back
my rivals eyeing me with envy 
bitch i take what's mine & ride it (yeh)
bitch i take what's mine

If you play it by the rules i bet you dumb
the streets got their left palm itching the gamble is a fraud 
she was stressed she popped another pill & she was gone 
soon as i mentioned i'm an artist i was left alone 

fuck with me you get buried in my dear
it a crooked world gotta be a gangster to survive my dear
with the way that i shine i confuse the night i'm the wave they've been searching for years

I believe in something i invest in
fuck my fears can't hold me back
my rivals eyeing me with envy 
bitch i take what's mine & ride it (yeh)
bitch i take what's mine

I believe in something i invest in
fuck my fears can't hold me back
my rivals eyeing me with envy 
bitch i take what's mine & ride it (yeh)
bitch i take what's mine

Music Video - https://youtu.be/_MJXCedMgOE?si=ZiFlYSXNYxasr5Gp

Take What's Mine

Songwriters: Nino Rota / Lawrence Kusik / Edward Snyder
l© Sony/atv Harmony

A time for us some day there'll be
When chains are torn by courage born of a love that's free
A time when dreams so long denied
Can flourish as we unveil the love we now must hide

A time for us at last to see
A life worthwhile for you and me

And with our love through tears and thorns
We will endure as we pass surely through every storm
A time for us, some day there'll be a new world
A world of shining hope for you and me

A time for us at last to see
A life worthwhile for you and me

And with our love through tears and thorns
We will endure as we pass surely through every storm
A time for us, some day there'll be a new world
A world of shining hope for you and me


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Recorded 2025

LYRICS

(Verse 1)
I might just look like another backroad dreamer,
With a half-warm beer and a worn-out tune,
Talkin’ like I got all the answers,
Under that same ol’ neon moon.
You probably think I’m just another drifter,
Lookin’ for a one-night flame,
But girl, this ain’t that kind of whisper,
Let me tell you what I’m sayin’ ain’t the same—

(Chorus)
You look like Sunday on the water,
Bare feet hangin’ off the side,
You look like whiskey with a whisper,
That burns so good, it feels just right.
You look like home in the rearview,
Like a dream I don’t wanna lose,
And if this night don’t turn into forever,
Someday I’ll be missin’ you.

(Verse 2)
I’ve been the kind your mama warned you about,
Runnin’ wild, with a crooked grin,
Left a few hearts on a long dirt highway,
Tryin’ to find where I fit in.
But there’s somethin’ in your quiet laughter,
Makes a boy wanna settle down,
You turn this ramblin’ soul into a chapter,
I don’t ever wanna put down.

(Chorus)
You look like Sunday on the water,
Bare feet hangin’ off the side,
You look like whiskey with a whisper,
That burns so good, it feels just right.
You look like home in the rearview,
Like a dream I don’t wanna lose,
And if this night don’t turn into forever,
Someday I’ll be missin’ you.

(Bridge)

Maybe come mornin’ we’ll still be dancin’,
In the glow of the risin’ sun,
And if we ain’t, I’ll still be thankin’
Heaven for what you’ve done—

(Final Chorus)
’Cause you look like Sunday on the water,
Bare feet hangin’ off the side,
You look like whiskey with a whisper,
That burns so good, it feels just right.
You look like the one I prayed to,
When I didn’t know what else to do,
And if this night don’t turn into forever—
Yeah, someday I’ll be missin’ you.

(Outro)
Oh, someday I’ll be missin’ you...
Yeah, girl, someday I’ll be missin’ you.

Someday I’ll Be Missin’ You

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