Girls Like You by Maroon 5, featuring Cardi B, explores themes of love, forgiveness, and reconciliation within a relationship. The addition of Cardi B was a last-minute inclusion, providing a rap verse that added a new dynamic to the song. The music video, featuring a significant number of famous women from diverse fields, was praised for its female empowerment message.
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Spent 24 hours, I need more hours with you
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You spent the weekend getting even, ooh
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We spent the late nights making things right between us
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But now it's all good, babe
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Roll that backwood, babe
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And play me close
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'Cause girls like you run 'round with guys like me
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'Til sundown when I come through
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I need a girl like you, yeah yeah
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Girls like you love fun, and yeah, me too
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What I want when I come through
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I need a girl like you, yeah yeah
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Yeah yeah yeah, yeah yeah yeah
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I need a girl like you, yeah yeah
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Yeah yeah yeah, yeah yeah yeah
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I need a girl like you
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I spent last night on the last flight to you
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Took a whole day up tryna get way up, ooh
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We spent the daylight tryna make things right between us
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But now it's all good, babe
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Roll that backwood, babe
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And play me close
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'Cause girls like you run 'round with guys like me
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'Til sundown when I come through
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I need a girl like you, yeah yeah
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Girls like you love fun, and yeah, me too
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What I want when I come through
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I need a girl like you, yeah yeah
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Yeah yeah yeah, yeah yeah yeah
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I need a girl like you, yeah yeah
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Yeah yeah yeah, yeah yeah yeah
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I need a girl like you
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Maybe it's 6:45
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Maybe I'm barely alive
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Maybe you've taken my shit for the last time
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Maybe I know that I'm drunk
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Maybe I know you're the one
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Maybe you're thinking it's better if you drive
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'Cause girls like you run 'round with guys like me
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'Til sundown when I come through
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I need a girl like you, yeah
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Not too long ago, I was dancing for dollars (eeoow)
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Know it's really real if I let you meet my mama (eeoow)
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You don't want a girl like me, I'm too crazy
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But every other girl you meet is fugazi (okurrrt)
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I'm sure them other girls were nice enough
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But you need someone to spice it up
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So who you gonna call? Cardi, Cardi
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Come and rev it up like a Harley, Harley
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Why is the best fruit always forbidden?
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I'm coming to you now doin' 20 over the limit
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The red light, red light stop, stop (skrrt) N.C.
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I don't really want a white horse and a carriage
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I'm thinkin' more a white Porsches and carats
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I need you right here 'cause every time you call
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I play with this kitty like you play wit' your guitar (ah)
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'Cause girls like you run 'round with guys like me