Ne-Yo

Released: September 11, 2008

Songwriter: Ne-Yo StarGate Bernt Rune Stray Magnus Beite

Producer: StarGate Ne-Yo

[Verse 1]
I don't know where to begin
Fighting a war I can't win
Fighting a memory
Something that used to be
No matter how hard I fight
All of my strength and my might
Keeps defeating me
It just keeps defeating me

[Pre-Chorus]
So what I'm trying to say
I know what's happening
Your body's here with me
But your heart and your mind is still with him

[Chorus]
Go back to what you know
Go back to where you know your heart is
Girl, just be honest (this is impossible)
This is impossible
We'll never work if you don't want it
Girl, you belong with him, so go back to what you know

[Verse 2]
Telling me things you used to
Do when he was with you
How he was o' so sweet
The way that he used to treat you
And since you just can't
Keep him out of your mind
It's obvious to me that I'm
Not where you want to be
Baby you don't want me

[Pre-Chorus]
So what I'm trying to say
I know what's happening
Your body's here with me
But your heart and your mind is still with him

[Chorus]
Go back to what you know
Go back to where you know your heart is
Girl, just be honest (this is impossible)
This is impossible
We'll never work if you don't want it
Girl, you belong with him, so go back to what you know

[Verse 3]
And if that's really what you want
I will not stand in your way
You wanna be free
I will let you be
I'd rather you happy
Then miserable with me
Back to what you know

[Chorus]
Go back to what you know
Go back to where you know your heart is
Girl, just be honest (this is impossible)
This is impossible
We'll never work if you don't want it
Girl, you belong with him, so go back to what you know

[Outro]
Said ain't no way to make this last
You're stuck in the past
Pedal to the gas
And drive away

Ne-Yo is a singer, songwriter, record producer, dancer, and actor who first gained notoriety when he wrote 2004’s hit “Let Me Love You” for singer, Mario.

Ne-Yo (who was born Shaffer C. Smith) got his stage name from collaborator and producer, Big D Evans, who claimed that Ne-Yo “sees music as Neo sees the matrix.”

In addition to six studio albums, Ne-Yo has co-written with Tor Erik Hermansen and Mikkel S. Eriksen of the Norwegian production team, Stargate. His hits include Beyoncé’s “Irreplaceable” and Rihanna’s “Take a Bow”.

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