Knew Better / Forever Boy

Knew Better / Forever BoySong by
General information
Release date	May 20, 2016
Recorded	April 2015 - December 2015
Genre	R&B, Deep House
Length	4:59 1:29 (Knew Better) 3:30 (Forever Boy)
Label	Republic Records
Songwriter(s)	Ariana Grande, Michael Foster, Ryan Tedder, Steven Franks, Tommy Brown, Victoria McCants
Producer(s)	Steven Franks, Tommy Brown
Credits	Knew Better / Forever Boy credits
"Knew Better / Forever Boy"

"Knew Better/Forever Boy" is the fourteenth track from Ariana Grande's third studio album, Dangerous Woman.

Background

On May 8, 2016, Tommy Brown confirmed that "Knew Better/Forever Boy" is 2 songs in 1 song.

Trivia

• This is Ariana's first song in which 2 songs are in 1 song.
• The first part of the song, "Knew Better", has an alternative title, "Nobody Like Me", which was registered
• With a duration of 4:59 minutes, it is the longest track off the album.
• Ariana released a Knew Better Part 2 on her SoundCloud which is an extended version to the song. *On her Snapchat Ariana posted a picture of the original track list in which the two songs were not together as 1.

Lyrics

• Knew Better / Forever Boy

Part I: Knew Better

[Verse 1]
Say you could turn me on
Boy, but that's about it
You can say what you wanna
But I wouldn't believe it
You could write all them songs
That's the game that you play
Tryna right all them wrongs
That you committin' these days

[Pre-Chorus]
Cause I... see right through you, boy
And I, I... I ain't feeling you no more
Ain't feelin' you no more

[Chorus]
If you knew better
Boy, you would do better
Can't nobody love you like I do
Baby, I could do better
Boy, if you knew better
You would do better
Baby, if you love me like I love you
Maybe we could be together
Cause ain't nobody like me, ain't nobody like me
Ain't nobody like me, ain't nobody like me
Ain't nobody like me
Ain't nobody like me
Ain't nobody like me
Ain't nobody like me
Ain't nobody like me
Ain't nobody like me, baby

Part II: Forever Boy

[Verse 1]
Never been with a boy more than six months
I couldn't do it, got too used to it
Ain't nobody ever kept my attention
They couldn't do it, yeah, boy, they blew it

[Pre-Chorus]
But you showed me what it means to be happy ever after
In love forever
And you gave me the key to all your love and all your pleasure
Boy, you're my treasure

[Chorus]
Oh, be forever mine, you and I
Oh, be forever mine, boy, all the time
You're my forever, boy
You're my forever, boy
You're my forever, boy
You're my forever, boy

[Verse 2]
Been friends for a minute
That's why you know just what I like
You know my mind
You done seen boys come and go
So you know what makes me cry
So you just wanna treat me right

[Pre-Chorus]
But you showed me what it means to be happy ever after
In love forever
And you gave me the key to all your love and all your pleasure
Boy, you're my treasure

[Chorus]
Oh, be forever mine, you and I
Oh, be forever mine, boy, all the time
Oh, mine, time
Oh, mine, time
You're my forever, boy
You're my forever, boy
You're my forever, boy
You're my forever, boy

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