[Intro:]
[Sigh] Look. I know we′ve been friends for a while now.
But, I just feel like I can confess to you.
It′s gonna be hard but.
Alright here it goes...

[Verse 1:]
Imagine that the pillow that you cried on was my chest,
and the tissue that you wiped your face with was my hand.
Girl, imagine: if you needed advise about some other guy, I′m the one that comes to mind.
Not tryna hear you tell nobody that I′m just a friend,
just trying to make sure I′m that body that you call your man,
and anytime you need a shoulder -- it′s yours, night or day,
but what I′m tryna say is, I wanna be...

[Chorus:]
The last number you call late at night (said I wanna be),
The first one that you dial when you open your eyes.
Wanna be the one you run to,
wanna be the one that ain′t gonna hurt you,
I wanna be yeah, I wanna be yeah..
Be the man making your girl jealous,
be the guy shuttin′ down all the fellas..
whatever you need, girl, it′s all on me:
soldier, your friend or your lover, girl,
I wanna be...

[Verse 2:]
Would it be cool?
Would you mind if I called you my boo,
what if the next whip you was pushin′ was the one I bought for you?
Can I be the one that meets your pops and take your mama shoppin′, be the only one they like?
Have you thought about it -- wait -- really thought about it?
Maybe you should take some time
call your girls and talk about it, yeah.
′cause I done already made up my mind,
don′t need no more time to know if I wanna be with you,
I wanna be...

[Chorus]

[Verse 3:]
Put me on your screen saver, all over your myspace and make me one of your top favorites,
that′s where I wanna be...
The one you cryin′ for (stand up for and fightin′ for)
wanna be your good, bad, love, hate girl..

[Chorus]

[x2]
Cross my heart hoped to die, on everything that′s good,
I′m gonna do you right, show you right, get this understood.

[Chorus]

Girl I wanna be, I wanna be.... [sigh]
I wanna be, I wanna be...