[00:13.21]Substantial and Nujabes[00:18.40]Still doing this[00:19.71]Yeah[00:21.32][00:32.75]Sorry love[00:34.42]Sorry love[00:37.42]Sorry love[00:39.00]But it seems like it isn't in the cards for us[00:40.26][00:40.77][Verse 1: Substantial][00:41.00]Me and you is a blessing see[00:42.40]Sorry, sweetheart we can never be[00:44.97]The little things you do be depressin' me[00:47.70]Still, baby girl, we can never be[00:50.70]You only want one night of ecstasy[00:52.83]Thanks but no thanks it can never be[00:55.50]Cause I got a wife at home that I'm blessed to keep[00:57.86]And to fool around with you would be the death of me[01:00.49]Can't have the ingredients of the recipe[01:02.24]Cause it isn't fair to you nor fair to me[01:05.54]And more importantly[01:06.60]It sure isn't fair to her[01:08.20]Guess we might've had a chance before I married her[01:10.49]Cause wifey is worth more than life to me[01:12.90]A soulmate[01:13.89]Who am I to control fate?[01:15.44]Cause somebody like you is much more than a cud buddy[01:18.53]But I can't give you all the things that you want from me[01:21.46]So...[01:21.65][01:21.79][Hook: Substantial][01:22.11]We can't be, we won't be[01:22.79]Sorry love[01:24.27]We can't be, we won't be[01:26.12]Sorry love[01:26.90]We can't be, we won't be[01:28.73]Sorry love[01:29.39]But it seems like it isn't in the cards for us[01:32.40]We can't be, we won't be[01:33.70]Sorry love[01:34.65]We can't be, we won't be[01:36.31]Sorry love[01:37.80]We can't be, we won't be[01:38.90]Sorry love[01:39.61]But it seems like it isn't in the cards for us[01:42.70][01:42.31][Verse 2: Substantial][01:42.55]I know you think I'll be the perfect man[01:43.63]But it seems like the most I have ever pleased[01:46.41]Besides I'm no better than my brotha man[01:48.76]Can't run around like Mr. Lover Man[01:51.20]Tryin' to maintain[01:52.51]Spend the rest of my life with the same dame[01:54.98]That's right, uh[01:56.55]Found the right one[01:57.82]Sounds like fun[01:58.96]But I ain't this and that[02:00.45]Cause if I lose her, slim chance I'll get her back[02:02.51]This is real life[02:03.99]This ain't cinemax[02:05.27]Tryin' get my little seats filled[02:06.90]People feelin' packed[02:07.93]On these hardwood floors[02:09.34]On this house we own[02:10.35]They get hot, we know[02:11.76]But it's not for show[02:13.15]Not that anything's the matter with you[02:14.96]But there's no guarantee that I'm compatible with you[02:17.65]And I can't make you into something you're not[02:20.17]Know people look around for what they already got[02:22.72]So...[02:32.85][02:33.60][Verse 3: Substantial][02:43.68]I ain't tryin' to[02:44.80]Waste your time, boo[02:46.30]I know you've been stepped on[02:47.40]And been lied to[02:48.44]God bless the next man who's lucky to find you[02:50.96]It's hard to sep the ties[02:52.28]But, baby, I got to[02:53.76]Uh, that's the way it is[02:55.33]I know you don't know what to think of this[02:57.70]And I'm really sorry that it came to this[03:00.32]Feels like an endless break it is[03:02.81]Cause I think it's easier that way[03:05.19]That's passe[03:06.41]And it hurts like a bad date[03:07.85]And the pressure is enough to make a back break[03:10.39]But to lead you on would be mad fake[03:13.13]So do your thing, baby[03:14.77]I'll do mine[03:15.94]Don't worry 'bout me, girl[03:17.30]I'll be fine[03:18.48]This is all my fault[03:19.92]I'm too kind[03:21.18]And a decent human being's hard to find[03:22.88][03:23.43][Hook][03:24.61]We can't be, we won't be[03:26.80]Sorry love[03:26.89]We can't be, we won't be[03:28.71]Sorry love[03:29.41]We can't be, we won't be[03:31.27]Sorry love[03:32.39]But it seems like it isn't in the cards for us