What Love Is

Confession, in all my high school years, I never kissed a girl
And then a year after that, I thought I was in love
Precious little dumbass

Got a DM from a girl who said she's moving to my city
Noticed we had common friends and she was a super pretty brown girl
So if it worked out, mama would be okay
Cause you know immigrant families want you to play it safe
The first time we met was on campus computer lab
We still found a way to make it romantic, you do the math
We hit it off quick, even my punchlines landed
And when we were apart, my heart started feeling stranded
From that day forward, between school sessions
We did what wise men say, cause only fools rush in
We had to sneak around, our families were traditional
And if we got caught, shit would get propositional
Lo and behold, about six months in
Her sisters found out about it like this just in
And blew it up like the tabloids
Even told her dad
A kind and religious man who didn't really get mad
Matter of fact, didn't show an inkling of rage
But wanted to meet my parents to be on the same page
They chatted about our future without us speaking a phrase
Then said if we wanna stay, we gotta get engaged
Damn

I know what love is
I really do
I'll do whatever it takes to be with you
I know what love is
I really do
I'll do whatever it takes to be with you

Foolish me, I rushed it, clutched the opportunity
We didn't wanna let anything get between our unity
We didn't have to hide it no more from the community
Brown nosing type, pun intended, it's buffoonery shit
A year later, she had to move back
Cause some family troubles, so her touch, I'd lose that
She said, yes this is lame, but love, trust is the same
So what's a few hundred clicks, we'll take buses and planes
And we did, and one night, we were watching a flick
And in between, found moments to get lockin' our lips
And then I saw her phone light up as she covered the screen
And so I asked, who was that
And she said, it's Harleen
And then I told her that I saw the name flash
It was Gary
Who the fuck is that
Thought it was a fair query
And I'm the type to say that if you're creeping, let it show
What kind of bitch would I be if I didn't wanna know
Look

I know what love is
I really do
I'll do whatever it takes to be with you
I know what love is
I really do
I'll do whatever it takes to be with you

If you need some closure around that story
I mean, that was it
It was over after that