Shad - Out of Love lyrics

Yo, now I'm supposed to be
Cool under the collar
A student of the dollar
A proven scholar in the school of commerce
A dude who's smooth and stalwart
But whom never loses calm
Or drool and slobber like a fool and
Fall for a doll like Julia Roberts
But still they get to me like Destiny's Child
Don't drive me wild intellectually
They fresh to see
I guess I'm being a misogynist
And I acknowledge this
The problem is I just don't
See all girls as goddesses
Cause so often of them I think less
Like princess
Why's this silly pseudo pimp pressed
Against your pink dress?
When he drinks Ex does
His stink breath impress


Cause he has no genuine interest
He only thinks sex not your heart, soul
Or IQ and why do I know this
Well miss I try boo, but I'm a guy too
And so I'm qualified to say
That what a lot of guys display are just
Some hollow lies devised to get play
But, I won't apologize cause most
Of y'all ain't slow chicks
With no wit's so when a pro
Approaches you should know this
Its easy decodin' the motives
Of these horny guys
You're roses but the thorns you
Expose keep me torn inside
And keep me writin' poems devoted
To my corny side
So prob'ly still be home with
My folks when I'm 45


So I'm not quick to give props
To cute chicks though they're hot
Cause dude the awful truth is when it comes
To love they don't gots a clue
Like how does Pretty Woman
Constitute a romance?
Some old man that's got some loot
Knockin' boots with a prostitute
So homey don't be led astray in any way
When women say they want a man they
Mean a wallet and a wedding day
Still them girls with extensions in their
Hair and pretentious inner wear
That leaves me all defenseless
In their stares but they don't care for my
Attention which is senseless
Cause, I swear that there's no need to
Mention good intentioned men are scarce
I want a Clair Huxtable
I want a Clair Huxtable y'all
Cause if I had a Clair
Huxtable I'd tell her shyly
I'm like the letter Q
Nowhere without U beside me
Nah, I won't make this any cheesier
Maybe I don't hate cause they're sleazier
But simply cause that way it's easier
I'm scared to fail so
Even if the chick has got a
Halo and a fat tail
Like J-lo I'll still lay low
This frail soul has only got
His pride to protect him
So I'll deny a connection instead
Of vie for affection
Plus we find it soothing to
Mock the short skirts
Cause that length tends to mirror our
Sense of self worth sometimes
Instead of being free from these confines
Its safer to stay disgruntled and
Just pummel dumb minds with punchlines
Without discretion or respect to give 'em
Cause a good offense is
The best defense mechanism


So I don't feel like tellin' y'all to
Throw your hands in the air
And wave 'em all around cause
I just don't care
I'm a sharp jerk who leaves his heart's hurt
Buried deep beneath the smart smirk and
In parts of my darker artwork
My partner's out there but
We ain't together still
So I better build with someone cause
I doubt that we ever will
And if I never feel love
At least I'll never cry
If only fools fall guess I'm
A pretty clever guy
For never trying and just
Voluntarily staying solitaire
Cause in all sincerity who wants to marry me?
I'm callous and cold and I've grown distant
Cause most sistren only talk to me
When their man won't listen
The worlds a stage but
Not everyone acts right
At the club I'm seein' more
Tricks than a half-pipe
Now I'd never diss a sister or
Call one a slut or whore
But some honies is hard
Headed like Mount Rushmore
I'm sorry I swore I won't bash
But, if they treat you
Like a substitute teacher
Its probably cause you've got no class
Now hold fast every woman's a queen
If you're as lost as I am
Then you know what I mean
I'm out of love, I'm out of love
This is out of love