Apologies of a Thug

[Chorus: sample & (R. Kelly)]
Said I'm sorry for everything that I ever done to you (yeah, the apologies of a thug)
Said I'm sorry for all the pain that I ever brung to you (baby)

[Verse 1]
I'm sorry for all the times that I hurt you
Lied, cheated on you
Left, committed every crime except for murder (oh)
But you still didn't judge me
In fact you found a way to love me (yes)
Sometimes I really messed up and you still found a way to hug me
(yes you did, lord)
Layin your hands on me, cryin, calling out to God (oh my)
I want up out these streets but ma, it's so hard (oh yes it is)
I'm so scarred, my monster is so large
If it wasn't bad luck, it'd be no luck for R. (no luck for R.)
And I'm sorry baby, for bein so conniving (yeah)
Cursing you out, arguing in public, drinking, drunk driving (mmm)
Girl I need you to believe that I... can make it better (make it better)
I'm in the belly of the beast
But still believe in a change of weather (change of weather)

[Chorus: sample & (R. Kelly)]
Said I'm sorry for everything that I ever done to you
(Ohh, I'm sorry, the apologies of a thug)
Said I'm sorry for all the pain that I ever brung to you (oh yeah, babe)
Said I'm sorry for everything that I ever done to you (said I'm so, so, so sorry, the apologies of a thug)
Said I'm sorry for all the pain that I ever brung to you (ohh yeah, mmm)

[Verse 2]
I'm sorry baby for storming out of the house
Givin you them lame excuses just to get, out of the house (mmm-mmm-mmm)
And I apologize for all of those times that I made you cry (yeah)
Like when you busted me up North
With that girl and still took me back (oh yeah)
I could never forget that, all the pain and drama I caused you
Just never forget that every day
And night I used to call you (call you, yeah)
We were best friends, we put our chips all in (ohh)
We bet we'd never be separated by no men (no men)
What I feel, you feel, what I go through, you go through (you go through)
That's why I have no right to hurt you (hurt you)
And even when I was going through all that bullshit in the media (mmm)
Girl it was you who made it easier
Which is why I write this piece to ya (ohh)

[Chorus: sample & (R. Kelly)]
Said I'm sorry for everything that I ever done to you (said I'm so sorry baby, the apologies of a thug)
Said I'm sorry for all the pain that I ever brung to you (oh yeah, yeah)
Said I'm sorry for everything that I ever done to you (so, so, so sorry, the apologies of a thug)
Said I'm sorry for all the pain that I ever brung to you (ohh, to you, I'm sorry)

[Verse 3]
Now I'm sorry for all of the times that I didn't take you out (mmm)
Walk the park, holding hands or family cook outs (ohh)
We were headed same direction 'til I chose my own route (yeah)
When knowing my life's a dead end without ya, no doubt (mmm-hmm)
I wanna be that man inside for you that's so great (oh yeah)
Now I may not go to church every Sunday but I always pray (ohh-ohh)
'Cause in the midst of this fame my life is like a buffet (yeah)
Quick to drink, quick to smoke, quick to fornicate
(quick to fornicate, ooh)
But you done been beside me just like my shadow (ooh)
Playin warriors standing on the front line ready to fight battles (ooh)
I cannot ask for more in a woman (oh-oh)
What I need to do is pour back into my woman from now on (oh girl)
I'm sorry

[Chorus: sample & (R. Kelly)]
Said I'm sorry for everything (ohh, sorry) that I ever done to you
(All the things I've done to you, the apologies of a thug)
Said I'm sorry for all the pain (oh yeah) that I ever brung to you (all of the pain I've caused you)
Said I'm sorry for everything that I ever done to you (whoa, I'm sorry, I'm sorry, I'm sorry, the apologies of a thug)
Said I'm sorry for all the pain (yes I am) that I ever brung to you (brung to you)

[Break]
Baby I apologize
Never meant to make you cry
Can you find it in your heart
Somewhere girl to take me back?

[Chorus: sample & (R. Kelly)]
Said I'm sorry for everything (oh yeah) that I ever done to you (said I'm sorry, the apologies of a thug)
Said I'm sorry for all the pain (mmm) that I ever brung to you (that I ever brung to you)
Said I'm sorry for everything that I ever done to you (I'm sorry, the apologies of a thug)
Said I'm sorry for all the pain (baby) that I ever brung to you (I ever brung to you, yeah)
Said I'm sorry for everything that I ever done to you (said I'll never hurt you again, the apologies of a thug)
Said I'm sorry for all the pain (oh) that I ever brung to you (oh you just let me back in...)
Said I'm sorry for everything that I ever done to you (I'll never ever break your heart oh, the apologies of a thug)
Said I'm sorry for all the pain that I ever brung to you (I'll never, never ever break your heart oh)
Said I'm sorry for everything that I ever done to you (said I'll never never, never, never, never, never, never, never, never, never ever break your heart, the apologies of a thug)
Said I'm sorry for all the pain that I ever brung to you...