Bruno Mars

Released: October 4, 2010

Featuring: CeeLo Green B.o.B

Songwriter: Philip Lawrence John Meredith Wicks Ari Levine Jeremy Ruzumna B.o.B Kaveh Rastegar Patrick Stump Mike Caren Joshua Lopez Bruno Mars

Producer: The Smeezingtons

[Verse 1: Bruno Mars]
Truth of the matter is I'm complicated
You're as straight as they come
You go 'bout your day, baby
While I hide from the sun
It's better if you don't understand
'Cause you won't know what it's like until you try

[Chorus: Bruno Mars]
You know I, I've been waiting on the other side
And you, all you gotta do is cross the line
I could wait a whole lifetime, but you just gotta decide
You know I, I've been waiting on the other
Waiting on the other side

[Verse 2: CeeLo Green]
We would live forever
Who could ask for more?
You could die if you wanted, but baby, what for?
It's better if you don't understand
And you won't know what it's like until you, try

[Chorus: CeeLo Green]
You know I, I've been waiting on the other side
And you, all you gotta do is cross the line
I could wait a whole lifetime, but you just gotta decide
You know I, I've been waiting on the other
Waiting on the other side

[Verse 3: B.o.B.]
If they say life's a dream, call this insomnia
'Cause this ain't Wonderland, it damn sure ain't Narnia
And once you cross the line, you can't change your mind
Yeah, I'm a monster, but I'm no Frankenstein
And quite frankly, I've been feelin' insane in between my eyes
I really can't explain what I feel inside
If you knew what I was, you would run and hide
Many have tried to go into the night
And cross over the line, and come back alive
But that's the price we paying when we living on the other side

[Chorus: Bruno Mars]
You know I, I've been waiting on the other side
And you, all you gotta do is cross the line
I could wait a whole lifetime, but you just gotta decide
You know I, I've been waiting on the other
Waiting on the other side

[Outro: B.o.B]
It's better if you don't understand
It's better if you don't understand
It's better if you don't understand
It's better if you don't understand
It's better if you don't understand
It's better if you don't understand

Peter Gene Hernandez (born October 8, 1985), known by his stage name Bruno Mars, is an American singer-songwriter and record producer.

Raised in Honolulu, Hawaii, by a family of musicians, Mars began making music at a young age and performed in various musical venues in his hometown throughout his childhood. He graduated from high school and moved to Los Angeles, California, to pursue a musical career.

His debut album Doo-Wops and Hooligans was released in 2010 with three hit singles. His second album, Unorthodox Jukebox, was released in 2012 and quickly reached the number one selling album in the U.S. at the time while spawning multiple hit singles of its own. On Friday, October 7th, 2016, he released the lead single and music video for “24K Magic,” from his third studio album of the same name.

more tracks from the album

Doo-Wops & Hooligans

From the albums

It’s Better If You Don’t Understand (2010)
Doo-Wops & Hooligans (2010)

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