Swings (feat. Ailee) – A Real Man

There’s so much that everyone demands from you
Makeup that you’re too lazy to put on when you’re going to school to study
High heels, getting good grades and TOEIC scores
No one cares about your intelligence
Even your parents tell you to just get married, girl
He is a bit older but he’s a hard worker
It’s hard to be treated like a lady if you’re not pretty in this society
Losers keep asking why women get plastic surgery
It’s unbelievable, you’re getting a headache
You don’t want to give up because every single day
You cut away at your blood and skin to build your pride
Of course you wouldn’t want all the things you worked hard for go to a dark ending and what’s that?
It’s your youthful days coming to end as you become an unprepared young mother after compromising with reality
Even if I was a woman, I wouldn’t make this kind of contract

When things get hard and it doesn’t get better
When you want to cry, you can cry
When everything looks resentful
When you want to get angry, you can get angry
I understand you
Yes, tell me everything
I will listen
Everything’s gonna be alright
When you want to smile, smile

No matter how many bad relationships you had
You fall in love again and sometimes get even more hurt
No matter how smart you think you are
It’s impossible to know what a good man is
You met a man who was confident and successful
But with those charms, he cheated on you with another woman
You met an innocent man and felt comfortable
But after dating for six months, you realize he never calls even when you get angry
It’s unbelievable, you’re getting a headache
You grind your teeth and it feels like your blood and skin are cutting away
But there’s one thing that’s clear, there are many good men
But it’s just like gold, they’re just not easy to find
They don’t deserve to heal you, they only hurt you
Just know that I finally understand now
They don’t deserve to heal you although they are responsible
It probably won’t do much but just know that I understand

When things get hard and it doesn’t get better
When you want to cry, you can cry
When everything looks resentful
When you want to get angry, you can get angry
I understand you
Yes, tell me everything
I will listen
Everything’s gonna be alright
When you want to smile, smile

I didn’t make this song because I’m perfect
Men in general, when they say they’re better than me, they’re right
It took me 27 years to realize how much this sucks
I just want to become a better person
I don’t want to feel regret again so I’m telling you this
I snap out of it only when I punish myself every day
There are no absolute answers, this is reality
Just try to meet a guy who tries to be better cuz he’s a real man

When things get hard and it doesn’t get better
When you want to cry, you can cry
When everything looks resentful
When you want to get angry, you can get angry
I understand you
Yes, tell me everything
I will listen
Everything’s gonna be alright
When you want to smile, smile

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