He would much rather sing, perform, and write his songs than talk about them, but that is becoming more and more unavoidable these days. It might seem that Mars appeared out of nowhere, co-writ-ing, producing and performing on B.o.B’s #1 “Nothin’ On You” followed by Travie McCoy’s chart-climbing “Billionaire”, but he makes one thing clear: “It’s not an overnight success”. Mars is a multitalented singer, songwriter, producer and musician who feels most at home when he’s performing. Born to a musical family in Honolulu, Hawaii, he was practically raised on the stage. His father, a Latin percussionist from Brooklyn, organized a Vegas-style revue that featured the entire family, including his mother, a talented vocalist.

It’s better if you don’t under-stand; just listen and have a good time. That’s the response Bruno Mars will give you with a smile when asked to describe his sound and music.

Easy come easy go that’s just how you liveOh take take take it all but you never giveShould’ve known you was trouble from the first kissHad your eyes wide openWhy were they open?

Gave you all I had and you tossed it in the trashYou tossed it in the trash you didTo give me all your love is all I ever askedcause what you don’t under-standIs I’d catch a grenade for yaThrow my hand on the blade for ya

I’d jump in front of a train for yaYou know I’d do anything for yaSee I would go through all this painTake a bullet straight through my brainYes I would die for ya baby, but you won’t do the same

Black, black, black and blue beat me till I’m am numbTell the devil I said hey when you get back to where you’re fromBad women bad women that’s just what you are yeahYou smile in my face then rip the breaks out my car

Ohhh...Oh her eyes, her eyesmake the stars looklike they’re not shiningHer hair, her hairfalls perfectlywithout her tryingShe’s so beautifuland I tell her everyday

Yeah I know, I knowwhen I compliment hershe wont believe meAnd it’s so it’s sosad to think shedon’t see what I seeBut everytime she asks me doI look okayI say

[Chorus]When I see your facethere’s not a thingthat I would changeCause you’re amazingJust the way you are

And when you smilethe whole world stopsand stares for a whileCause girl you’re amazingJust the way you are.

Her lips, her lipscould kiss themall day if she’d let meHer laugh, her laughShe hates butI think it’s so sexyShe’s so beautifuland i tell hereveryday

Girl here we are, in this big old empty roomStaring at ya, who’s gonna make the first moveBeen doing our thing for a minuteAnd now when our hearts are in itThe only place to go, is all the way (ah, hmm)

[Break:]Is that alright (alright)Is that okay (okay)You don’t need to be nervous (no baby)Cause I, got, you, all, nightdon’t you worry bout a thing babe, just

[Chorus:]just Go with it, go with it, go with it (I will go real)slow with it, slow with itit’s our first timeGo with it, go with it, go with it (I will go real)slow with it, slow with itit’s my first time on you, babyAnd I wanna make it right for you(it’s our first time)

[Verse 2:]Clothes are not required, for what we got plannedOoo girl you’re my desire, your wish is my demandTreat you like a princess, oh girl you’re so deliciousLike ice cream on a summer day gonna eat you before you melt away

Well look at here look at hereAh what do we have?Another pretty thang ready for me to grab

But little does she know That I’m a wolf in sheepscloth-ing‘Cause at the end of the night It is her I’ll be holding

I love you soThat’s what you’ll sayYou’ll tell me Baby baby please don’t go awayBut when I play, I never stay

To every girl that I meet here this is what I say:Run run runaway, runaway baby

Before I put my spell on youYou better get get getaway getaway darling‘Cause everything you heard is trueYour poor little heart will end up alone‘Cause what knows I’m a roll-ing stoneSo you better run run runaway runaway babyWell let me think let me thinkAh what should I do?So many eager young bunny’s That I’d like to persueNow even now they eating out the palm of my handThere’s only one carrot and they all gotta share it

Today I don’t feel like doing anythingI just wanna lay in my beddon’t feel like picking up my phoneSo leave a message at the toneCause today I swear I’m not do-ing anything

Uh, I’m gonna kick my feet up and stare at the fanTurn the TV onThrow my hand in my pantsNobody’s gon’ tell me I can’t, nah

I’ll be lying on the couch just chillin in my snuggieClick to MTV so they can teach me how to dougieCause in my castle I’m the freakin man

[Chorus]Oh Oh, yes I said itI said itI said it cause I canToday I don’t feel like doing anythingI just wanna lay in my beddon’t feel like picking up my phoneSo leave a message at the toneCause today I swear I’m not doing anything

Nothing at allOoh hoo ooh hooHoo ooh oohNothing at allOoh hoo ooh hooHoo ooh ooh

It’s a beautiful night,We’re looking for something dumb to do.Hey baby,I think I wanna marry you.

Is it the look in your eyes,Or is it this dancing juice?Who cares baby,I think I wanna marry you.

Well I know this little chapel on the boulevard we can go,No one will know,Come on girl.Who cares if we’re trashed got a pocket full of cash we can blow,Shots of patron,And it’s on girl.

Don’t say no, no, no, no-no;Just say yeah, yeah, yeah, yeah-yeah;And we’ll go, go, go, go-go.If you’re ready, like I’m ready.

Cause it’s a beautiful night,We’re looking for something dumb to do.Hey baby,I think I wanna marry you.

Is it the look in your eyes,Or is it this dancing juice?Who cares baby,I think I wanna marry you.

I’ll go get a ring let the choir bells sing like oooh,So whatcha wanna do?Let’s just run girl.

I know you’re somewhere out thereSomewhere far awayI want you backI want you backMy neighbors thinkI’m crazyBut they don’t understandYou’re all I haveYou’re all I have

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At night when the starslight up my roomI sit by myselfTalking to the MoonTry to get to YouIn hopes you’re onthe other sideTalking to me tooOr am I a foolwho sits alone

Talking to the moon

I’m feeling like I’m famousThe talk of the townThey sayI’ve gone madYeahI’ve gone madBut they don’t knowwhat I know

Cause when thesund goes downsomeone’s talking backYeahThey’re talking back

Chorus:At night when the starslight up my roomI sit by myselfTalking to the MoonTry to get to You

Standing at this liquor storeWhiskey coming through my poresFeeling like I run this whole blockLotto tickets and cheap beerthat’s why you can catch me hereTryna scratch my way up to the top

Cause my job got me going nowhereSo I ain’t got a thing to loseTake me to a place where I don’t careThis is me and my liquor store blues

I’ll take one shot for my painOne drag for my sorrowGet messed up todayI’ll be okay tomorrow

One shot for my painOne drag for my sorrowGet messed up todayI’ll be okay tomorrow

Me and my guitar tonightSinging to the city lightsTryna live on more than what I gotCause ‘68 Citrusain’t gonna pay the rent soI’ll be out here til they call the cops

Cause my job got me going nowhereSo I ain’t got a thing to loseTake me to a place where I don’t careI’ll be okay tomorrow

If You Ever Find Yourself Stuck In The Middle Of The Sea,I’ll Sail The World To Find YouIf You Ever Find Yourself Lost In The Dark And You Can’t See,I’ll Be The Light To Guide You

Find Out What We’re Made OfWhen We Are Called To Help Our Friends In Need

You Can Count On Me Like 1 2 3I’ll Be ThereAnd I Know When I Need It I Can Count On You Like 4 3 2And You’ll Be ThereCause That’s What Friends Are Supposed To Do, Oh YeahWooooh, WoooohYeah Yeah

If You Toss And You Turn And You Just Can’t Fall AsleepI’ll Sing A SongBeside YouAnd If You Ever Forget How Much You Really Mean To MeEveryday I WillRemind YouOhhFind Out What We’re Made OfWhen We Are Called To Help Our Friends In Need

You Can Count On Me Like 1 2 3I’ll Be ThereAnd I Know When I Need It I Can Count On You Like 4 3 2You’ll Be There

Truth of the matter is I’m compli-catedYou’re as straight as they comeYou go ‘bout your day babywhile I had from the sun

It’s better if you don’t under-standCause you wont know what it’s likeTil you try

You know I’ve been waiting on the other sideand you, all you gotta do is cross the lineI could wait a whole life timebut you just gotta decideYou know II’ve been waiting on the other, waiting on the other side

We would live foreverWho could ask for moreYou could die if you wantedBut baby what for

It’s better if you don’t under-standAnd you won’t know what it’s likeTil you try

chorusIf they say life’s a dreamcall this insomniaCause this ain’t Wonderlandit damn sure ain’t NarniaAnd once you cross the lineyou can’t change your mindYeah I’m a monsterbut I’m no FrankensteinAnd quite frankly