Outside Lyrics

[Intro]
Oh, yeah
Oh, yeah, yeah, yeah
Oh, yeah, yeah, yeah
Oh, oh, oh

[Pre-Chorus]
Two wrongs make no right
When it's left, at least we tried (Oh)
I'll be back tonight (Oh, yeah)
I'll let you decide

[Chorus]
To leave my life outside
Leave my life outside
Leave my life outside
Or let me in, or let me in

[Verse 1]
I know I'm always in my head
But some things, they must be said
Hurts me when I think about it
Someone else bein' in your bed
I know I'm not so innocent
But the love I had for you was real
Hope it hurts you when you think about it
The both of us just have to dip
[Refrain]
T-shirt that you're wearing, that's my favorite
First time that I touched you, you could save it

[Pre-Chorus]
Two wrongs make no right
When it's left, at least we tried (Oh)
I'll be back tonight (Oh, yeah)
I'll let you decide

[Chorus]
To leave my life outside
Leave my life outside
Leave my life outside
Or let me in, or let me in

[Verse 2]
It wasn't all bad, now, was it?
All the things that we've been through
The way you snuck out of your parents'
Just you and me up on the roof
We didn't have much, but, yeah, we did it
Starin' at the perfect view
Do I keep the dog or do you want him?
When I look at him, I think of you

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Genius Annotation

“Outside” serves as the third track off of ZAYN’s third studio album, Nobody is Listening. This calm guitar tune is solely produced by Charlie Handsome.

ZAYN reflects on a breakup with his partner.
He is determined to keep showing love and devotion, hoping that they can accept him back despite past troubles that the two faced.

The song was confirmed to appear on the album when ZAYN posted a trailer with snippets of all songs from the album on his 28th birthday and three days before its release, on January 12, 2021.

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