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Shake That Wham!

[Intro]
Yeah…
Some lessons hurt, some lessons burn,
Some lessons save your whole damn life.
This one?
Yeah… this one changed me.

[Verse 1]
I tried to save her, tried to change her, tried to give her somethin’ real,
But you can’t build a future with someone who don’t know how to feel.
I gave loyalty, gave patience, gave my heart a place to land,
But she gave her time to anybody who just knew how to stand.
She loved attention like oxygen, fed by the eyes of every dude,
Said she wanted somethin’ deeper, but her actions always proved
She was runnin’ from commitment, runnin’ from accountability,
Actin’ free but really trapped inside her own instability.
I tried to wipe her past clean, tried to show her what she worth,
But she kept diggin’ up her demons, kept recyclin’ her hurt.
You can’t pull someone out the fire if they clingin’ to the flame,
You can call her by her name, but she addicted to the game.

[Chorus]
You can’t turn a hoe into a housewife,
Can’t paint peace over someone livin’ that nightlife.
Can’t build a future with a heart that don’t act right,
She love the streetlights more than any damn sunrise.
You can’t turn a hoe into a housewife,
Can’t make love grow where she only want a highlight.
I tried to save her soul, but she chose the wild life,
So I chose myself… that’s the real high life.

[Verse 2]
She told me she was “different”, said she ready to evolve,
But every lie she ever told me was a problem she dissolved
By jumpin’ to another man, another bed, another spark,
Tryna fill a hole so deep it swallow every piece of heart.
She said I was “too loyal”, said my love was “too intense”,
Like honesty was pressure and commitment was a fence.
She wanted freedom with no consequence, validation with no cost,
She wanted everything I gave, without givin’ back what she lost.
And me? I learned the hardest truth:
You can’t grow with someone rooted in their youth.
You can’t heal someone who benefits from pain,
You can’t plant seeds in someone who loves the rain.
I had to let go, had to breath again,
Had to stop tryin’ to fix what ain’t mine to mend.
’Cause loving the wrong person is a slow damn drown,
And I refuse to die tryin’ to hold someone else down.

[Chorus]
You can’t turn a hoe into a housewife,
Can’t paint peace over someone livin’ that nightlife.
Can’t build a future with a heart that don’t act right,
She love the streetlights more than any damn sunrise.
You can’t turn a hoe into a housewife,
Can’t make love grow where she only want a highlight.
I tried to save her soul, but she chose the wild life,
So I chose myself… that’s the real high life.

[Bridge]
Ain’t no hate, I just finally see it clear,
Some people chase comfort, some people chase fear.
Some people want partners, some want applause,
Some wanna heal, and some stay stuck in old flaws.
And I ain’t here to judge her, I ain’t here to shame,
Just acceptin’ she ain’t built for the weight of my name.
You can’t crown someone who don’t wanna hold the throne,
You can’t build a home with someone scared of bein’ known.

[Verse 3]
So now I’m movin’ different, now I’m thinkin’ straight,
I’m done tryin’ to build somethin’ with someone who can’t relate.
I want a woman with a backbone, a soul that’s aligned,
Not a highlight-chasin’ toxic storyline.
I want growth, I want peace, I want someone who can rise,
Not someone who hide truth behind lies in disguise.
And maybe she’ll change someday, but that ain’t on me,
I’m done tryin’ to turn chaos into stability.
You can love someone broken, but you can’t make them stay,
You can give them the world, but they’ll still run away.
So I’m done tryin’ to force what life showed me twice:
You can’t turn a hoe into a housewife.

[Outro]
Yeah…
Sometimes the lesson ain’t about her,
It’s about learnin’ to stop settlin’ for less
Than what your soul deserves.

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