Songs For Women lyrics - Frank Ocean

Ha ha

When I was younger, I used to wonder, like

If I was singing songs just to sing the songs

Or if I was singing 'cause that's what the bitches wanted

I couldn't play guitar like Van Halen

Had no secret chords like Saint David

But you still came around, ate your lunch with me

Used to park your car to try the bus with me

But I would say, "Girl, don't be dumb—

I'm riding shotgun"

We could go to my house after school

After school, after school

'Cause my dad don't clock off 'til late

Off 'til late, off 'til late

We could kick it in the living room

Looking through my whole vinyl collection

And you could teach me how to slow dance or something

And I'ma give you chills, harmonizing to Otis, Isley, Marvin

And every time somebody ask me

If I sing songs to get at women

I say, "Yeah," they say, "No fair, no fair, it's cheating"

I say, "Shit, oh well, oh well," ha

And every time a nigga ask me

If I sing songs to get at women

I say, "Yeah," they say, "No fair, no fair, it's cheating"

I say, "Boy, don't judge, 'cause, hell, if you were me..."

You'd be singing to her

Like, "La-da, da-da-da

La-da, da-da-da

La-da, da-da-da"

Now I'm in the lab, always working late

Always sleeping past the breakfast she makes

She used to stop by, come and holler at me

Put her purse down, and try to battle-rap me

She don't do that no more

No more, no more

Don't even listen to the songs I record

But she be banging that Drake in my car

I'm so far gone

She stay blasting Trey and his songs

All damn day long

It's like she never heard of me, heard of me

Now, every time somebody ask me

If I sing songs to get my women

I say, "Nah," they say, "OK, I don't believe it"

I say "Nope, I swear, I never do it"

And every time a nigga ask me

If I sing songs to get at women

I say, "Nah," they say, "Who do you think you kidding?

I know you, you stole my girlfriend"

Ah, ah

(Ooh, ooh, ah) Ooh, ah

Yeah

Fair enough

Fair enough

You see, I just don't play fair

But it's fair enough

'Cause your girl broke my heart in half

Ah, ah

I'm singing, "La-da, da-da" 'bout heartbreak

And now, I'm singing, "La-da, da-da" 'bout love lost

Ooh, ooh-ooh

Ooh-ooh-ooh, ooh

Ooh-ooh-ooh, ooh, ooh-ooh

Ooh-ooh-ooh, ooh, ooh-ooh-ooh, ooh

Ooh-ooh-ooh, ooh, ooh-ooh, ooh, ooh-ooh, ooh

Damn

Ha ha

I'm saying though, like

All I write is love songs

I mean, I try

I come to the studio

I—you know what I do

What you think I do it for? Huh?

Yeah, uh-huh

But you ain't listening, never

But if you were

Might bug with it

Ha ha, yeah

All these songs for women

Songs for women

Songs for you, baby

For you