Precious Lyrics by Esperanza Spalding
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love me or leave me but please don't deceive me
and say you love me how I am
you love the way I fit some ideal
not the real woman you've yet to understand
see love ain't all heaven, and I am no angel
but I do the best I can

you always wanted something more from my body
and said you needed something more from my loving
but all you got was me and that's all that I can be
I'm sorry if it let you down

now it's no nice excuse but all the magic was used
up on trying to uphold
some kind of tame, flattering persona
that soon enough was getting real old
it takes more than pressure to change rock to diamond
now all you have is sand,
slipping through your fingers

you always wanted something more from my body
and said you needed something more from my loving
but all you got was me and that's all that I can be
I'm sorry if it let you down

but I'm not gonna sit around
and waste my precious divine energy
trying to explain and being ashamed
of things you think are wrong with me
I'm not gonna sit around
and waste my precious divine energy
trying to explain and being ashamed
of what you think is wrong with me

set you up, you say I set you up
like I was different than what I am offering you now
and drug your heart around
did you forget about
all of the love and the acceptance that you promised me too?

you always wanted something more from my body
and said you needed something more from my loving
but all you got was me and that's all that I can be
I'm sorry if it let you down
you always wanted something more from my body
and said you needed something more from my loving
but all you got was me and that's all that I can be
I'm sorry if it let you down
but I'm not gonna sit around
and waste my precious divine energy
trying to explain and being ashamed
of things you think are wrong with me
me, I'm not gonna sit around
and waste my precious divine energy
trying to explain and being ashamed
of what you think is wrong with meit let you down
love me or leave me but please don't deceive me   and say you love me how I am   you love the way I fit some ideal   not the real woman you've yet to understand   see love ain't all heaven, and I am no angel   but I do the best I can      you always wanted something more from my body   and said you needed something more from my loving   but all you got was me and that's all that I can be   I'm sorry if it let you down      now it's no nice excuse but all the magic was used   up on trying to uphold   some kind of tame, flattering persona   that soon enough was getting real old   it takes more than pressure to change rock to diamond   now all you have is sand,   slipping through your fingers      you always wanted something more from my body   and said you needed something more from my loving   but all you got was me and that's all that I can be   I'm sorry if it let you down      but I'm not gonna sit around   and waste my precious divine energy   trying to explain and being ashamed   of things you think are wrong with me   I'm not gonna sit around   and waste my precious divine energy   trying to explain and being ashamed   of what you think is wrong with me      set you up, you say I set you up   like I was different than what I am offering you now   and drug your heart around   did you forget about   all of the love and the acceptance that you promised me too?      you always wanted something more from my body   and said you needed something more from my loving   but all you got was me and that's all that I can be   I'm sorry if it let you down   you always wanted something more from my body   and said you needed something more from my loving   but all you got was me and that's all that I can be   I'm sorry if it let you down   but I'm not gonna sit around   and waste my precious divine energy   trying to explain and being ashamed   of things you think are wrong with me   me, I'm not gonna sit around   and waste my precious divine energy   trying to explain and being ashamed   of what you think is wrong with meit let you down