[Intro: Mahalia & JoJo]
Once a cheat always a cheat (Mmhm)
Once a cheat always a cheat (Ooh)
[Verse 1: Mahalia]
You swear you're innocent but that's not the case, uh
You've got that guilt written all over your face
You busybody, you can't stay in one place
You were out romancing and now you're asking for one more chance
[Pre-Chorus: Mahalia]
I'ma give you one more, one more minute
Get up out here, take all your shit
I'm about to reach my limit, boy, please, oh
Tell me that girl is just a friend
Make me beliеve in you and then
You do it again, you hurt me again and again, oh
[Chorus: Mahalia & JoJo]
Oncе a cheat, always a cheat, yeah
That's why I don't believe in what you're saying to me, uh, no, no, no, no
Once a cheat, always a cheat, yeah
I should've used my mind
I should've left you last time (Oh)
[Verse 2: JoJo & Mahalia, Both]
Now did you really think I wouldn't find out (Haha)
'Bout all your late night escapades on the town (Yes, I know)
What happened? You said you'd be holding me down (Me down)
'Cause you call me your lover but there's others doing that
My love is not a record, I'm not tryna run it back
One more, one more minute
Get up out here, take all your shit
I'm about to reach my limit, boy, please, oh
[Pre-Chorus: Mahalia & JoJo, Both]
Tell me that girl is just a friend
Make me believe in you and then
You do it again, you hurt me again and again
[Chorus: Mahalia & JoJo]
Once a cheat, always a cheat, yeah
That's why I don't believe in what you're saying to me, uh, no, no, no, no
Once a cheat, always a cheat, yeah
I should've used my mind
I should've left you last time
Oh
[Bridge: JoJo & Mahalia, Both]
I (I) just can't believe
You'd cheat on me (On me)
Tell me one thing
Was it worth it, baby?
'Cause it's over, I'm never looking back now
It's the past, what we had is ruined
It's time that I focus on me
So I threw out your stuff, 'cause your ass for the streets
[Chorus: Mahalia & JoJo, Both]
Once a cheat, always a cheat, yeah (Always a cheat, oh)
That's why I don't believe in what you're saying to me, uh, no, no, no, no
Once a cheat, always a cheat, yeah
I should've used my mind
I should've left you last time
[Outro: Mahalia & JoJo]
Oh
Should've left you last time
Always baby, oh
Once a cheat always a, always a cheat
Baby
Cheat was written by Ryan Ashley & MNEK & Spencer Stewart & JoJo.
Cheat was produced by Spencer Stewart & JD. Reid.
Mahalia:
I can’t quite believe this one is real. I have been a fan of JoJo for as long as I can remember so having her on this record really is a dream come true for me. “I love watching people come together through hardship and everything about this song represents that. For me, it is a song about...
Live at Glastonbury 2023
Mahalia:
This is the only record I’ve ever put out that I haven’t written. And, initially, I was fearful of putting it out [as a single]. I definitely didn’t want to tell my parents, who are both songwriters and have always taken huge pride in the fact that I write my own music. But it was nice for...