[Intro: Bootsy Collins]
I'd rather be with you- yeah...
Yeah I'd rather be with you...
I'd rather be with you- yeah...
Yeah I'd rather be with you....

[Verse 1:]
Kickin' back tryna get some relaxation-
Put the blunt to my lip
As I take a hit of the only thing
To keep my mind away from everything...
To ease the pain and refrain me from goin' insane...
You were the only drug I needed...
I made you God but you defeated me...
And now I'm detoxing from you and I will be tormented...
It ain't ever gonna be the same again-
It's tainted...
It's a shame I ain't with you and it's the end... ooooh...

[Hook:]
I'd rather be with you... yeah...
Yeah I'd rather be with you...
I'd rather be with you but I can't do that-
Gotta do what I gotta do
Can't go back I'ma keep it movin'-
Rather be with you and I'ma do what I gotta do
To stay away from you...

[Verse 2:]
So beautiful on the outside but feelin' ugly as f*ck within...
It's pitiful if ya hold it inside
When ya know you're really sufferin...
Just frontin- actin' like it's nothin'
Wwhen you're really hurtin' cuz you're broken...
Before the fall comes pride- you hold it inside-
You'll never be the same again...
You said that you lost interest
Aand I said cuz you can't stick with sh*t-
I bet you can do better than me- but yet the b*tch'll never be ME...
God- please help me breathe- I gotta save myself from me-
I'd rather be with you- you'd rather be without me-
Gotta do what I do- I'ma let you be...

[Hook:]
I'd rather be with you... yeah...
Yeah I'd rather be with you...
I'd rather be with you but I can't do that-
Gotta do what I gotta do
Can't go back I'ma keep it movin'-
Rather be with you and I'ma do what I gotta do
To stay away from you...

[Verse 3:]
I'd rather be with you
But I guess I'll chalk it all to the game...
I'd rather be with you
But I know I'm never gonna be the same...
I might as well self destruct- but I gotta maintain...
Or sabotage how far I came...
I'm bitter- cynical- a little bit resentful-
So damn mad cuz I gave you the best of me...
Can you feel my pain?... Can you feel my pain?...
I ain't never gonna be the same again- I hate this...
Here I am lovin' you again... ooooh...

[Hook:]
I'd rather be with you... yeah...
Yeah I'd rather be with you...
I'd rather be with you but I can't do that-
Gotta do what I gotta do
Can't go back I'ma keep it movin'-
Rather be with you and I'ma do what I gotta do
To stay away from you...