Season, reason, or a lifetime

People come into your life for a season, a reason Maybe for a lifetime Only thing you can control, how you treat them Master all your fear inside But what they gon' do? They gon' leave me, they gon' go away Something we just don't know, only time will say Could be a reason, a season, or a lifetime A reason, a season, or a lifetime You said you needed someone Someone who wanted to explore the world, too You said that you thought you had that But after one thing, you was down all new Look at you, how quick you had to fall back Self-sabotaging any type of progress Trying so hard not to be no one's fool But it's some things that you're missing, too, oh, oh, oh People come into your life for a season, a reason Maybe for a lifetime Only thing you can control, how you treat them (how you treat them) Master all your fear inside (all your fear inside) But what they gon' do? They gon' leave me, they gon' go away (yeah) Something we just don't know, only time will say (yeah) Could be a reason, a season, or a lifetime A reason, a season, or a lifetime Try so hard to protect my energy Surging ain't so easy But you find out you can't hold on to everyone And that just stands to reason And I'm blessed just to grab a little piece of your love And you're so down but you're busy holding me up (Hold me up and it gives me life) Some people come to your life for a season People come into your life for a season, a reason Maybe for a lifetime (yeah) Only thing you can control, how you treat them (How you treat them) Master all your fear inside (oh, yeah) But what they gon' do? They gon' leave me, they gon' go away (they'll go away) Something we just don't know, only time will say Could be a reason, a season, or a lifetime (yeah) A reason, a season, or a lifetime I knew I wanted you for a lifetime You make me whole, you make me right, you're my lifeline I knew I wanted you for a lifetime (lifetime, lifetime) I knew I wanted you for a lifetime Anything I ever wanted, my lifeline I knew I wanted you for a lifetime (lifetime, lifetime)