I hate ya, I hate ya, but when all is said and done I need ya, I need ya, just tell me where to run A life without you may as well hand me the gun Ooh, no, no, no And I tried to, I tried to date them other dudes They're perfect, they're perfect 'till I look at you They give me everything and still it ain't enough No matter who I choose they don't compare to you They treat me good and that's cool But I'll take the bad, no substitute for you No matter who I choose they don't compare to you They treat me good and that's cool But I'll take the bad, no substitute for you It's deeper, it's deeper than anyone can see I need to believe ya, you're my philosophy You give me more than what a thousand lives could teach, oh baby Love and war is dark on either side But the ones that fight they feel most alive You hold me down and yet I feel like I can fly, ooh baby No matter who I choose they don't compare to you They treat me good and that's cool But I'll take the bad, no substitute for you No matter who I choose they don't compare to you They treat me good and that's cool But I'll take the bad, no substitute for you