once in a while mike meets jessie j

Mike Posner

At 2 o clock in Hollywood, which means I gotta leave here by 1
I should call an Uber at 12: 50
And then after that I gotta meet Bear at Joe s Falafel for dinner at 8 PM (Correct)
Shit, I need a day off
(Once in a while, once in a while, once in a while
Once in a while, once in a while, once in a while)
I think that d be good for me, honestly
If I just chill that d be

(Once in a while, once in a while, once in a while)
Gonna get ready now though, huh
(Once in a while, once in a while, once in a while)
Yo, this haircut is crazy, my God

Bald head smooth, not too shabby
Tom Ford cologne so Jessie know I m classy
I keep the bottle next to the heat on the dresser
That was too much she ll think I m trying to impress her
I take another shower to wash off the smell
20 minutes late now, need excuse to tell
I ll just blame it on the traffic, better yet an accident
Car went in a backspin, it was tragic
On the 405 that s it
I call an Uber X
Here comes a man named Dafar in a Camry
Hurry up, I need the Grammy before I m an antique
I m too antsy, I get to the studio
There s a white dude in a hoodie named Andy

(Hey, my name s Andy, I ll be your engineer)
Cool
(Jessie s not here)
Alright
(can I offer you a drink)
Yeah, I ll take a cold beer
(We only have water and juice)
That s so L. A. Makes sense

I kill the time lookin at my DMs, I check em

(Once in a while, once in a while, once in a while)
(She s not bad)
Yeah, I check em every
(Once in a while, once in a while, once in a while)

And Jessie walks in the room like ahh
Bodyguard with her like (don t get too close, motherfucker)
And I gotta say that she smelled like ahh
I m dumbfound lookin like mm, good God!
And suddenly I m so not prepared
I m doing my best just not to stare
I m wonderin how I got in here
Must be the Lord s blessings
The first thing she says is

Christ, Mike dear
What ve you done with all your hair
You re lookin like a white monk, it s weird

Well you know I just shaved it all off
It s just something that I do every

Once in a while, once in a while, once in a while
Once in a while, once in a while, once in a while
Once in a while, once in a while, once in a while
Once in a while, once in a while, once in a while, yeah

Now I m super embarrased, in all fairness
She wasn t tryna be mean, she was just surprised
Or maybe she was and now I m just justifyin the behavior
Because I love her but I d touch her as much as I love her eyes
That must be why I tell her you look very pretty today
Nice one, dummy (uh, thanks)
Very original
I am sensing something subliminal (this guy s weird)
I think she doesn t really like me (I don t like him)
I think she s thinkin that I m lame as fuck (he s lame as fuck)
Yeah, she s thinkin that I m lame as fuck (yup)
So imma sing her a song that I already wrote
And pretend I just made it up

Hey, uh, hey Jessie
Yeah
What if we tried something like

Don t do me dirty, show me some mercy
Darlin , please lay down your weaponry (that s cool)
How did I end up somewhere between, oh (uhh)
Lover and a memory
Cause I don t believe in a halfway heart (that s cool)
Ba-buh-duh-duh-duh-duh-duh-duh-duh-duh (y know?)
Mm-a-bee-dah-dah (Something like that)
That s dope
It ll sound
I like it
It ll sound better in your voice, too, when you sing it