Yeah, this is the story of love, but it's also a story of hate
This is the story of love versus hate, and everything that went down
Yeah, now please allow me to introduce myself
My name is Love, some of y'all know me, some don't
Some never will, some can, and some won't
But those who do, know I'm hard to understand
I'm the reason that you put eight grand on your girl's hand
I'm the reason that you're losing your mind
Because it's half past nine and she's been gone a long time
Jealousy, he's a cousin of mine
He whispers in your ear, be careful, she kinda fine
You can't live with me or without me
Some of y'all believe in me, but most of y'all doubt me
And I don't blame you, cause I could be strong like lifelong
But you better believe, I could still up and leave
Some speak my name in vain and don't mean it
And play games for self gain if it's convenient
See, I could be strong like lifelong
I could be distant, or I could be blind
I'm either right under your nose or impossible to find
And if you got kids, I'm the reason that you got up at 5.30
And came home at night dirty
I could move in your home right through the front door
But if I go, love doesn't live here anymore
See, some can't pronounce me, and some won't say me
Some don't know me, but they swear they do daily
But I can tell you one thing that's true
I'm the reason that the saint wrote this verse for you
My name is Love
My name is Hate
My name is Love
My name is Hate
My name is Love
My name is Hate
My name is Love
Now let me introduce myself
My name is Hate
Most of y'all know me real well
I'm the feeling that you get when you sit in a cell
I'm the reason that Saddam wants nuclear bombs
And I fill the neighborhoods with abusive moms
And deadbeat daddies who drive around in big cabs
Who try to escape me by puffing big fatties
But I'm still right here when you come back
And I separate white from brown and brown from black
I'm the opposite of love, the cousin of revenge
And I make people stick knives in the backs of friends
I'm the inspiration of the Ku Klux Klan
And I can't stand any woman or man
See, I can start wars and I cause a quake
And I snither on the ground in the form of big snakes
And I won't sleep until love is all gone
I'm the reason that you wanna play a hate this song
My name is Hate
My name is Love
My name is Hate
My name is Love
My name is Hate
My name is Love
My name is Hate
You see, I can make a man go berserk
And stick a gun in the face of a liquor store clerk
But I can make a man wake up early for work
Put on heavy boots
And a blue collar shirt
Cause I can make you happy
But I can make you sad
See, I can make you glad
See, I can make you mad
I can make you stumble through life all confused
Frequently accused
And always abused
But I can take your life and make it all complete
I'll get you off the street and never suffer defeat
I can cause you strife, make you beat your wife
I can give you self-worth and make you love your life
I'll make you join a gang
I can make you love your mom
I can steer you the right way
Or you can do it all wrong
But I can tell you one thing that's true
I can make you love your mom
What you love or what you hate
See, it's all up to you
My name is Love
My name is Hate
My name is Love
My name is Hate
My name is Love
My name is Hate
My name is Love
My name is Hate
My name is Love
My name is Hate
My name is love, my name is hate
My name is love, my name is hate
My name is love, my name is hate