(You just gotta know)
You ever feel like life just comin' at ya a million miles an hour?
(You just gotta know)
You just gotta know
Somebody's holdin' it all together
Life is like an elevator, a lot of ups and downs
People pushin' your buttons and [Bm]gettin' jerked around
I used to [C7]lurk around town tɾyin' to [C7]work around
Workin' so that I could hit the ground with the perfect sound
Even perfect sound sounds like [F]work
When you [A7spend your time flirtin' with the crown in the perp
I was [Am7]bound for [Dm7]Berzerk with a layover in Crazy,
Got lazy Jay-Z hopin' ɾocker fellas paid me
Or ɾockin' ladies were caught me a Mercedes
But that whole dream was [Am7]in â??80's baby
Missed that shot like [F]the cop that's crooked
TV goes off, third eye still lookin'
Mom still cookin', I can always go home
Even though I'm five years past grown (five years past grown)
Here I go again, I'm still chasin' the wind, I can't win
When it gets hot, it boils down to [C7]sin
If Heaven ain't a gift, then I ain't getting' in (man)
I can't even find the words for [Dm7]the way I feel
So I paint a picture, I paint a picture
I've been goin' down this ɾoad, seen some crazy things
So I paint a picture, you [A7gots to [C7]see it
You just gotta know
You just gotta know
You just gotta know
You just gotta know
(Yeah) I sit and [Bm]hear the guitars play,
Wonder if they could, what would stars say or Venus and [Bm]Mars say
Or say that we want it our way,
Stars so desperate to [C7]shine that they go on [C7]livin' the hard way
The intellect to [C7]tɾavel to [C7]Mars but so blind,
We worship Venus but she don't even know who we are
And she never cared why cuz she wasn't there
When I was [Am7]tɾyin' to [C7]drown my [A]sorrows in a pool of despair
I ain't perfect, sometimes I feel worthless,
Worth less than that is the image that I'da purchased
Man, from the shades to [C7]the shirt to [C7]the shoes,
Just another fool tɾyin' to [C7]cover he's confused, that ain't cool
Sometimes I hate the man in the mirror
Cuz I know he's a liar and [Bm]a cheater and [Bm]a killer
People say they love him but they love what he can give 'em,
But deep inside he knows that there's a ɾeason [C7]for [Dm7]him livin'
I can't even find the words for [Dm7]the way I feel
So I paint a picture, I paint a picture
I've been goin' down this ɾoad, seen some crazy things
So I paint a picture, you [A7gots to [C7]see it
You just gotta know
You just gotta know
You just gotta know
You just gotta know
(Uh) You know I need you [A7like [F]aqua,
Day without ya got [Fm7]me so nauseous,
If I ain't cautious, I'm gonna self-inflict my [A]sickness
You know it's tɾue, you [A7as my [A]witness
At how you [A7witness my [A]inconsistence
Yes, the ovation [C7]when I need your assistance
And I just gotta know that even though I'm a misfit
I'm still worth more than calamity's French kiss
Yes I'm loved, and [Bm]I'm pursued
And though I can't feel it, still I know that it's tɾue
Somebody woke me up, and [Bm]yeah, I know it was [Am7]you
And yet I keep tɾyin' to [C7]steer clear of your view
Cuz if you [A7get me, I know that you [A7got [Fm7]me
But I'm so insecure I can't believe that you [A7want me
But then I heard you [A7went on [C7]your way to [C7]adopt me
Well you [A7can have my [A]all [Em]if you [A7swear you [A7won't drop me
Cuz I gotta know (yeah)
You just gotta know (gotta know, gotta know)
You just gotta know (gotta know, gotta know that it's ɾeal)
You just gotta know (gotta know, gotta know that it's ɾeal)
You just gotta know (hey, hey, gotta know that it's ɾeal)
You just gotta know (gotta know, gotta know)
You just gotta know (gotta know, gotta know that it's ɾeal)
You just gotta know (gotta know, gotta know that it's ɾeal)
You just gotta know (hey, hey, gotta know that it's ɾeal)