Verse 1<\/p>\n
I met my first love when I was only a kid
\nShe used to come over every day to play at my crib
\nFrom the moment that we met, I was struck by Cupid
\nAnd the object of my affection\u2019s name was \u201cMusic\u201d
\nWe grew up together and were teenage sweethearts
\nBut as we matured she became more street smart
\nShe stopped singing about things like love and fun
\nAnd started rapping about things like drugs and guns
\nMy parents got concerned that she would lead me astray
\nBut no matter what they\u2019d say they couldn\u2019t keep me away
\nI went from listening to her lyrics and liking her flow
\nTo staying at home writing and reciting my own
\nThe love I felt for Music couldn\u2019t have been truer
\nI was ready to devote the rest of my life to her
\nBut things don\u2019t always go the way you planned at the start
\n– And as the years passed we slowly drifted apart
\nI got a job and liked the lifestyle it afforded me
\nI knew she\u2019d never give me that kinda security
\nSo even though it truly broke my heart at the time
\nI turned my back on that first love of mine<\/p>\n
Chorus<\/p>\n
Ooh baby I got something I want you to know
\nThat no matter what I say I do not want you to go
\nI know that things can get bad sometimes and it can get rough
\nBut I need you by my side because you\u2019re my first love<\/p>\n
Verse 2<\/p>\n
A couple years passed and I dated around
\nBut nothing came close to the first love that I found
\nI had few relationships which were significant
\nGraphic Design and Fitness were two in particular
\nThey were fun while they lasted but I knew back then
\nWe were only ever destined to end up as friends
\n– It took me until I reached my mid twenties
\nBefore my next big love would make her entry
\nMy friend introduced to this girl that he knew
\nHe said \u201cShe\u2019s rich and ambitious man she\u2019s perfect for you\u201d
\nI resisted at first, but my friend insisted
\nBusiness meet Oli, Oli meet Business
\nIt was love at first sight, and I wanted to be with her so much
\nI was staying at the office every night
\nMy family approved of her and so did my friends
\nPlus she gave me the security on which I depend
\nWe got married in 2012 and I felt genuinely happy
\n– At least that\u2019s what I would tell myself
\nBut inside I felt guilty coz I was aware
\nThat when it came to my first love, she didn\u2019t compare<\/p>\n
Chorus<\/p>\n
Ooh baby I got something I want you to know
\nThat no matter what I say I do not want you to go
\nI know that things can get bad sometimes and it can get rough
\nBut I need you by my side because you\u2019re my first love<\/p>\n
Verse 3<\/p>\n
Me and Business had a good couple of years
\nBut after a while the cracks began to appear
\nTo everyone on the outside things looked fine
\nBut the love that I had for her began to decline
\nI was out drinking one night and trying to forget
\nAt a bar where a band were performing a set
\nI didn\u2019t think much when they stepped on the stage
\n– But something strange happened when they started to play\u2026
\nA figure manifested I instantly recognised
\nAnd there stood Music right in front of my eyes
\nI hadn\u2019t seen her for a decade, and there she was
\nLooking as beautiful as ever – she hadn\u2019t aged a day
\nShe came towards me and ran her hands through my hair
\nI was speechless all I could do was stand and stare
\nCoz the moment that she touched me I felt passion inside
\nThe likes of which I\u2019d not felt for a very long time
\nShe said \u201cDid you miss me?\u201d as she looked in my eyes
\n– And I replied \u201cNot a single day goes by\u201d
\nAnd by the time the band had finished their first song
\nI was reminded why my first love was so strong<\/p>\n
Chorus<\/p>\n
Ooh baby I got something I want you to know
\nThat no matter what I say I do not want you to go
\nI know that things can get bad sometimes and it can get rough
\nBut I need you by my side because you\u2019re my first love<\/p>\n
Verse 4<\/p>\n
Since Music and I shared our brief encounter
\nNo matter what I tried I couldn\u2019t stop thinking about her
\nDuring the day I\u2019d spend time at work with Business
\nBut come 5 I\u2019d run home to be with my mistress
\nI tried keeping them separate but to no avail
\nWriting lyrics at my desk, pretending they\u2019re emails
\nSneaking out at nighttime to shows to go watch her
\nHiding stamps on my hands like lipstick on my collar
\nI tried to maintain a wife and lover
\nBecause despite it all I didn\u2019t want Business to suffer
\nBut the more I saw Music the harder it seemed
\nUntil it reached breaking point and I had to come clean
\n\u201cBusiness, I\u2019m sorry – you\u2019ve been good to me
\nBut I\u2019ve got to be with Music she\u2019s the girl of my dreams\u201d
\nShe said \u201cI put food on your plate and clothes on your back
\nAfter everything I\u2019ve done, this is how you say thanks?
\nI can\u2019t believe you\u2019d up and leave me just like that
\nEspecially to be with that tramp
\nYou know she\u2019ll chew you up and spit you out like she always does\u201d
\nI said \u201cYou\u2019re probably right, but she\u2019s still my first love.\u201d<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"
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