Trust
Not an easy thing, you say
Never thought the game of love
This way you'd play
By the things you do
Never thought these things
I would go through with you
Pain, trickery, and deceit
All the wrongs that you put me through
If you don't wanna say
Still love you anyway
Never do believe my words
When I tried telling you my story
Have no reason, still don't trust me
No, I'm not a cheat or liar

She brought love, she brought joy
She brought what she brought
You thought you'd never see again
She cheats and lied, she made you cry, said goodbye
Body's numb, think you're never gonna feel again
Then what you do know? You take it slow
Here comes Jo, things go smooth
But drama just around the bend
Don't blame me for jealousies or insecurities
Please see, 'cause I wouldn't do that to you

Don't smother me with your pain
And misery, baby, please quit
(This place is just killing met)
Accusing me of all this
Polygamy, oh, don't you see (I feel I'm suffocating)
If not the trust, baby, then
We have what? Oh, nothin' (it's too dark in here for me)
Gotta be strong for me, please
You keep holdin' on to memories (I wanna know if we can trust)

Wanna second chance with this love, this romance
Wanna make it last, forget the past, she hurt you bad
Let's start anew, yes, that means me and you
Gonna make it through, but you must give trust a try
Gotta be strong with this love, hold on
Gotta trust in me and we will see true victory
We'll love with ease, baby, please trust in me
It'll be heavenly but you must give us trust a try

You got burned, you got bruised, you got
So you got a kick outta that unhealthy shit
You said to she you'd please her needs whatever it'd be
Still, she'd cheat on her back again for the money
Now learn from it, you grow from it, get over it
I won't take the blame so don't 'cause I ain't having it
'Stead of givin' me the third degree, that's so mean
Don't push me out the door, I wouldn't do that to you

Don't smother me with your pain
And misery, baby, please quit (yeah, yeah)
(It's so damn draining, be here for me)
Accusing me of all this (yeah, yeah, yeah)
Polygamy, oh, don't you see
If not the trust, baby, then
We have what? Oh, nothin'
Gotta be strong for me, please
You keep holdin' on to memories (I wanna know if we can trust)

Wanna second chance with this love, this romance (yeah, yeah)
Wanna make it last, forget the past, she hurt you bad (let's start anew)
Let's start anew, yes, that means me and you
Gonna make it through, but you must give trust a try
Gotta be strong with this love, hold on (strong)
Gotta trust in me and we will see true victory
We'll love with ease, baby, please trust in me
It'll be heavenly but you must give us trust a try

Trust
Not an easy thing, you say
Never thought the game of love
This way you'd play
By the things you do
Never thought these things
I would go through with you
Pain, trickery, and deceit
All the wrongs that you put me through
If you don't wanna say
Still love you anyway
Never do believe my words
When I tried telling you my story
Have no reason, still don't trust me
No, I'm not a cheat or liar

Smother me
With misery
Accusing me
Of polygamy
If not the trust
Then we have what?
Gotta be strong
Oh, keep holding on

Wanna second chance with this love, this romance
Wanna make it last, forget the past, she hurt you bad
Let's start anew, yes, that means me and you
Gonna make it through, but you must give trust a try
Gotta be strong with this love, hold on
Gotta trust in me and we will see true victory
We'll love with ease, baby, please trust in me
It'll be heavenly but you must give us trust a try

Wanna second chance with this love, this romance (don't smother me with your pain)
Wanna make it last, forget the past, she hurt you bad (and misery, baby, please quit)
Let's start anew, yes, that means me and you (accusing me of all this)
Gonna make it through, but you must give trust a try (polygamy, oh, don't you see)
Gotta be strong with this love, hold on (if not the trust, baby, then)
Gotta trust in me and we will see true victory (we have what? Oh, nothin')
We'll love with ease, baby, please trust in me (gotta be strong for me, please)
It'll be heavenly but you must give us trust a try (you keep holdin' on to memories)

But you must give trust a try

Copyright: JANET JACKSON DBA BLACK ICE, Kobalt Music Publishing Ltd., Warner Chappell Music, Inc.
Writer(s): Dana Stinson, James Harris Iii, Janet Jackson, Terry Lewis