“Why R U?” is a song performed by American R&B singer Amerie. The song was recorded for her fourth studio album, In Love & War, and was going to be released as a buzz single. This will be the first single under the Island Def Jam Music Group label.

The song samples Ultramagnetic MCs’ “Ego Trippin” from their 1988 release Critical Beatdown (which also samples Melvin Bliss’ “Synthetic Substitution”).

Lyrics for Amerie – Why R U

[Intro]
Why are you the one?
I can’t lose

[Verse 1]
What’s the reason that I’m here again? It’s crazy
I keep waitin’ but I’m foolish ’cause you’ll never change
Wasted all my time and here I am still cryin’ over you
Over you

[Pre-Chorus]
Hey, loving you was so hard, but I keep tryin’, baby
I just end of with scars, ’cause I keep fightin’, baby
Loving you is like a battle that I can’t afford to lose, I can’t lose
But I’m asking you

[Chorus]
Why are you the only thing that I care about?
Why are you the only thing that I care about?
Why are you the only thing I think about? (Think about)
Why are you the only one?
(Oh-oh, oh-oh, oh-oh, oh-oh) Baby, you’re no good for me, no
You can be, you can be, you can, you can be the only one
You can be, you can be, you can, you can be the only one

[Verse 2]
And though I hate it, hate it that I can’t forget you
I try my best but I’m a mess ’cause I can’t shake you
Wanna call you but my pride won’t let it get the best of me
The best of me, no

[Pre-Chorus]
Loving you was so hard, but I keep tryin’, baby
I just end up with scars, ’cause I keep fightin’, baby
Loving you is like a battle that I can’t afford to lose, I can’t lose
But I’m asking you

[Chorus]
Why are you the only thing that I care about?
Why are you the only thing that I care about?
Why are you the only thing I think about? (Hey!)
Why are you the only one?
(Oh-oh, oh-oh, oh-oh, oh-oh) Baby, you’re no good for me, no (You’re no good)
You can be, you can be, you can, you can be the only one
You can be, you can be, you can, you can be the only one

[Bridge]
No, can’t believe that I’m still cryin’
And no, it ain’t because I ain’t been tryin’
Losin’ sleep ’cause I can’t help but think about the past
And how we didn’t last, how we didn’t last
(Hey, hey, hey hey, yeah!)

[Chorus]
Why are you the only thing that I care about?
Why are you the only thing that I care about? (Why)
Why are you the only thing I think about? (Are you…)
Why are you the only one?
(Oh-oh, oh-oh, oh-oh, oh-oh) Baby, you’re no good for me, no (You’re no good for me)
You can be, you can be, you can, you can be the only one (Uh)
You can be, you can be, you can, you can be the only one (You’re no good)
Why are you the only thing that I care about? (Oh you’re not good)
Why are you the only thing that I care about?
Why are you the only thing I think about?
Why are you the only one?
(Oh-oh, oh-oh, oh-oh, oh-oh) Baby, you’re no good for me, no (Ooh baby)
You can be, you can be, you can, you can be the only one
You can be, you can be, you can, you can be the only one

Lyrics for Amerie – Why R U

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“‘Why R U?‘ is about being in a relationship and hating that you’re so attached to this person,” explains Amerie. “A lot of the songs on this album deal with wanting to be done with a relationship but you’re just not really ready to leave, so you hang around and wait for a person to change. I really wanted the lyrical content to be real conversation. I didn’t want anything to be sugar-coated.”