Tank - Maybe I Deserve (Original Video)

Tank - Maybe I Deserve

Lyrics -

[Intro]
Do you mind if I tell the truth for a second, yall?

[Verse 1]
Maybe I deserve..
To wonder who's calling so damn late
For you to say I'm tripping, just a homie from upstate
(said it's just a homie)
Don't he know its one o' clock in the mornin'
You say baby its cool (baby its cool)
Maybe I deserve..
For you to say he's comin' into town (later on this evenin')
You was just wondering if you and him can hang out
I don't like it, but I know I gotta trust you
It ain't cool cause I know it's true

[Hook (x2)]
Maybe I deserve..
For you to go out and find some other guy
Maybe I deserve..
For you to stay out with him all night
Maybe I deserve..
For you to do all the things I did to you
Maybe I deserve..
Oh yeah, oh yeah
Maybe I deserve..
[Verse 2]
Maybe I deserve..
For you to put on a sexy dress
For me to ask you "who the hell you tryna impress?"
("Who the hell you tryna impress?")
For you to laugh it off like it ain't nothin'
I know its somethin'
(maybe, just maybe)
Maybe I deserve..
To sit at home and wonder where you are
Is he kissin' you, touchin' you, holdin' you, what?
To take a drink to help ease my mind
I wanna be mad (wanna be)
After all those times (after all those times)

[Hook (x2)]
Maybe I deserve..
For you to go out and find some other guy
Maybe I deserve..
For you to stay out with him all night
Maybe I deserve..
For you to do all the things I did to you
Maybe I deserve..
Oh yeah, oh yeah
Maybe I deserve..
[Verse 3]
Maybe I deserve..
For me to ask you "where you've been?"
("Where the hell you've been?")
Maybe I deserve..
For you to say "I better stop trippin'"
Maybe I deserve..
To grab your neck until you let me know
Maybe I deserve..
For you to run cryin', cryin' out the door
Maybe I deserve..
To grab my coat, and chase you down the street
Maybe I deserve..
To say its not you, it's my own insecurities
Maybe I deserve..
For you to say "yes I cheated on you"
("Yes I cheated on you")
Maybe I deserve..
And I won't care cause after all I put you through

[Outro]
Maybe I deserve-serve...yeah
To be mistreated sometimes
Maybe I deserve..
To even be, lied to sometimes..
Maybe, maybe you should go cheat on me too

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[inexpugnabilis]

I truly hope these type of R&B songs with great and meaningful lyrics become mainstream again.

[vlad]

Tank is a great writer and storyteller who knows about perspective taking. A+

[ameliae]

One of my favorite R&B songs! Takes me back to the days when BET showed nothing but music videos 😩

[Jcrow]

Its been so Long since I've seen this video, like 20 plus years!! I wanted that sleeveless baby blue sweat suit he had on, that shit was hard

[beaniegee]

Back when 106 & Park was worth watching!!

[beaniegee]

Happy 21st anniversary to Tank's debut album Force of Nature!!

[BlindEmpress]

Woah man those raw emotions of hurt, passion and pain in the vocals is making me cry and I’m not even the one going through it lol

[anthonymcmillan]

This was an enjoyable video to watch when it came out. When RnB was REAL RNB!!

[Ilovechicago]

We hardly have music like this …with meaning. It’s rare to see on the charts. 😢

[lashandrablaclshear]

Who's here in 2025 God bless everyone

[theernalrealestategroupatk]

I first saw this video on BET Midnight Soul. Man good times indeed.

[besseyoudgouveia]

When R&B R&B. I miss our typpa music

[timothymercer]

Tank was and still is EVERYTHING! She went and got her a Jim Carey...maybe you deserved that though.

[beaniegee]

Force of Nature, One Man and Sex, Love & Pain is finally available on streaming platforms!!

[MzDollface]

All these years didn’t realize that Karlie Redd was in this video

[itzlee]

This song hit different after a break up I swear 😢😢… this a classic… maybe I deserve it ion know 😂😂

[shedikia]

It's one of my favorite songs by him ❤

[blkfnxbrand]

If this is your era, then you understand the chokehold that University Blue had on fashion back then lmao

[beaniegee]

Back when MTV and BET played a lot of music videos!!

[argrocut]

One of the Sunday mornings playlists in South Africa 🇿🇦🇿🇦😊❤