Released: March 27, 2012

Featuring: Chris Brown

Songwriter: Paul Langmaid Elly Jackson JProof OAK Flippa Ester Dean Nicki Minaj Andrew “Pop” Wansel

Producer: Pop & Oak

[Intro]
Go!

[Verse 1: Nicki Minaj]
It all comes down to this
I miss your morning kiss
I won't lie, I'm feeling it
You're gone now, and I'm missing it
I'm so dumb, I must admit
It's too much to hold it in
I can't say no more than this
I just hope your heart hear me now

[Pre-Chorus 1: Nicki Minaj]
Gotta let you know how I'm feeling
You own my heart, he just renting
Don't turn away, pay attention
I'm pouring out my heart, oh, boy

[Chorus: Nicki Minaj]
I, I'm not livin' life
I'm not livin' right (yeah, yeah, no, woah)
I'm not livin' if you're not by my side, oh
I, I'm not livin' life
I'm not livin' right (woah, oh, oh, woah, oh, oh)
I'm not livin' if you're not by my side, oh (woah, oh, oh, yeah)

[Verse 2: Chris Brown]
Let's meet at our favorite spot
You know the one
Right around the block from the nice place that you love to shop
Can you get away?
Girl, just sit down, let's talk it out
One-on-one, without a crowd
I wanna hold your hand, make you laugh again
I need to be near you

[Pre-Chorus 2: Chris Brown]
Gotta let you know how I'm feeling
You own my heart, and she's just renting
Don't turn away, pay attention
I'm pouring out my heart, girl

[Chorus: Nicki Minaj & Chris Brown]
I, I'm not livin' life
I'm not livin' right
No, I'm not livin' if you're not by my side, oh
I, I'm not livin' life
I'm not livin' right (woah, oh, oh, woah, oh, oh)
I'm not livin' if you're not by my side, oh (woah, oh, oh)

[Bridge: Nicki Minaj & Chris Brown]
I can't eat, I, I, I, I
I can't sleep, I, I, I, I
What I need, I, I, I, I
Is you right by my side, I
I can't eat, I, I, I, I (you)
I can't sleep, I, I, I, I
What I need, I, I, I, I (I, I, I)
Is you right by my side, I (yeah, yeah)

[Verse 3: Nicki Minaj]
It, it, it, it, it ain't your spit game, it's your dick game
That got me walkin' 'round ready to wear your big chain
I only argue with him when the Lakers on
Other than that, I'm gettin' my Marc Jacobs on
Man, my pussy game so cold, that he always seem to come back
'Cause he know that it be a rap, when I'm ridin' it from the back
Wait, oh, let me see your phone 'cause all them bitches is ratchet
And don't let me get in my truck; 'cause all them bitches will catch it
Wait-we-we-we-we-we-wait, damn, there I go again
I be trippin', I be flippin', I be so belligerent
Man, the shit that we be fightin' over so irrelevant
I don't even remember, though I was probably hella bent (let's go, let's go)

[Chorus: Nicki Minaj & Chris Brown]
I, I'm not livin' life
I'm not livin' right (yeah, yeah, I'm not livin', oh, yeah)
No, I'm not livin' if you're not by my side, oh (no, no, no, no)
I, I'm not livin' life
I'm not livin' right (oh, yeah, I'm not livin', I'm not livin, ooh)
I'm not livin' if you're not by my side, oh (ooh, baby)
I (woah, oh, oh, yeah)
Life (woah, oh, oh, yeah)
Right (woah, oh, oh, yeah)
If you're not by my side (woah, oh)

[Outro: Nicki Minaj & Chris Brown]
I can't eat, I, I, I, I
I can't sleep, I, I, I, I (I can't eat)
What I need, I, I, I, I (I can't sleep)
Is you right by my side, I (without you, baby)

Nicki Minaj

Born December 8, 1982, Onika Tanya Maraj-Petty, better known by her stage name Nicki Minaj, is a Trinidadian-American rapper, actress, singer, songwriter, and entrepreneur.

Nicki was discovered by Lil Wayne via her mixtapes Sucka Free and Beam Me Up Scotty, and broke into the mainstream as an artist signed to Wayne’s label Young Money Entertainment. Her first successful songs, “Your Love,” “Moment 4 Life” (with Drake), and the smash-hit “Super Bass,” are featured on her 2010 chart-topping debut album Pink Friday.

She continued her run with her second studio album, Pink Roman Reloaded, which contained “Starships,” a song which would further develop Nicki’s pop/rap style. “Starships” gave Nicki a Billboard milestone, when it charted for 21 weeks in the top ten of the Billboard Hot 100, a feat no other artist has achieved without the aid of streaming services.