“Kiss It Better” tells the story of a broken relationship. She is aware that no one does it like him so instead of arguing all night she ‘kisses it better’.
A preview of the song first appeared in December 2014—over a year before the release of Anti—on Rihanna’s Instagram page, featuring guitarist...
[Intro]
Kiss it, kiss it better, baby
Kiss it, kiss it better, baby
[Verse 1]
Been waitin' on that sunshine, boy
I think I need that back
Can't do it like that
No one else gon' get it like that
So why argue? You yell, but cha take me back
Who cares, when it feels like crack?
Boy, ya know that you always do it right
[Pre-Chorus]
Man, fuck yo pride
Just take it on back, boy, take it on back, boy
Take it back all night
Just take it on back, take it on back
Mmm, do what cha gotta do, keep me up all night
Hurtin' vibe, man, it hurts inside when I look you in yo eye
[Chorus]
What are you willing to do?
Oh, tell me what you’re willing to do
(Kiss it, kiss it better, baby)
Oh, what are you willing to do?
Oh, tell me what you’re willing to do
(Kiss it, kiss it better, baby)
[Verse 2]
Been waitin' on that sunshine, boy
I think I need that back
Can't do it like that
No one else gon' get it like that
So why argue? You here, here to take me back
Who cares, when it feels like crack?
Boy, ya know that you always do it right
[Pre-Chorus]
Man, fuck yo pride
Just take it on back, boy, take it on back, boy
Take it back all night
Just take it on back, take it on back
Mmm, do what cha gotta do, keep me up all night
Hurtin' vibe, man, it hurts inside when I look you in yo eye
[Chorus]
What are you willing to do?
Oh, tell me what you’re willing to do
(Kiss it, kiss it better, baby)
Oh, what are you willing to do?
Oh, tell me what you’re willing to do
(Kiss it, kiss it better, baby)
[Verse 3]
I’ve been waitin' up all night
Baby tell me what’s wrong?
You're gonna make it right, make it all night long
I’ve been waiting up all night
Baby, tell me, what’s wrong?
Going to make it right, make it all night long
[Pre-Chorus]
Man, fuck yo pride
Just take it on back, boy, take it on back, boy
Take it back all night
Just take it on back, take it on back
Mmm, do what cha gotta do, keep me up all night
Hurtin' vibe, man, it hurts inside when I look you in yo eye
[Chorus]
What are you willing to do?
Oh, tell me what you’re willing to do
(Kiss it, kiss it better, baby)
Oh, what are you willing to do?
Oh, tell me what you’re willing to do
(Kiss it, kiss it better, baby)
What are you willing to do?
Oh, tell me what you’re willing to do
(Kiss it, kiss it better, baby)
Oh, what are you willing to do?
Oh, tell me what you’re willing to do
(Kiss it, kiss it better, baby)
[Outro]
Kiss it, kiss it better, baby
Kiss it, kiss it better, baby
Kiss It Better was written by Natalia Kills & Glass John & Jeff Bhasker & Rihanna.
Kiss It Better was produced by Glass John & Kuk Harrell & Jeff Bhasker.
Rihanna released Kiss It Better on Thu Jan 28 2016.
“Kiss it Better” peaked at #62 on the Billboard Hot 100 chart for the chart week of May 28, 2016. It spent a total of 12 weeks on the chart and is the lowest-charting single from the album.