Find the full lyrics to The Kid LAROI’s ‘RATHER BE’ featuring Lithe. Get the official words for singalongs and karaoke from the new single.
The lyrics for The Kid LAROI’s “RATHER BE” featuring Lithe construct a narrative of late-night regret and unresolved longing. The words provide a candid script for fans to sing, capturing a specific mood of post-breakup turmoil. The song’s core is its repetitive, simple chorus: “Rather be with you.” This phrase acts as an unambiguous anchor, repeated throughout the track to emphasize a singular, inescapable desire. The verses paint scenes of avoidance and escapism. The first verse sets the location in a club that closes at six in the morning, with the narrator pretending not to want someone who isn’t there. Details like “She only strips on the weekend” add specific, gritty texture to the environment he’s using to distract himself.
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The second verse delves deeper into the conflict, admitting to “bullshit” since the breakup and calling out spiteful behavior. The line “I miss my bestie” shifts the longing from purely romantic to something rooted in deep friendship and shared history, adding emotional complexity. Lithe’s verse in the fourth section amplifies the theme of being “love-drunk,” repeating “It’s plain to say life will never be the same” over the chorus refrain. The final verse reveals the emptiness of material escapism, with lines about throwing money and pouring drinks until he feels nothing, only to confess “I still can’t get you out of my thoughts.”
For listeners collecting lyrics for karaoke or personal connection, the song offers a relatable emotional journey. The structure is built for engagement, with a hook that is easy to memorize and throw energy into during the chorus. The verses provide detailed, conversational lines that tell a story of trying and failing to move on in the face of lavish distractions. The lyrics balance specific imagery—1942 liquor, an AMEX card, a spinning head at 5 a.m.—with universal feelings of missing someone. This makes the track effective for performance, allowing singers to channel both the boastful escapism of the verses and the raw, repetitive need of the chorus.
Produced by Auz!, FNZ, Murphi, Khaled Rohaim
January 9, 2026
1 song, 4 minutes
℗ 2025 Columbia Records, a Division of Sony Music Entertainment
Lyrics
[Chorus: The Kid LAROI]
Rather be with you
Rather be with you
Rather be with you
With you
[Verse 1: The Kid LAROI]
This club don’t close till 6 a.m.
She say that she’ll be here till then
As what’s up with me after
I’ll probably be in bed
She only strips on the weekend
She told me that she’s a fan
I’ll just sit here and pretend
That I don’t wanna be with you instead
[Chorus: The Kid LAROI]
Rather be with you (Said I would)
Rather be with you (Okay)
Rather be with you
With you, oh
[Verse 2: The Kid LAROI]
I told you I’d focus on me, but I’ve been on bullshit since you left me
That wasn’t my plan, but you out here again doin’ shit, tryna test me
You movin’ spiteful and doin’ shit, hopin’ that it gets back to me, babe
I would rather be back at your place, tell me, can I come back there again?
‘Cause I’m over us being messy
I’m reminiscin’ on that one time we were fuckin’ crazy in the backseat
Yeah, the sex was cool and all, but, honestly, I miss my bestie
I got so much to update you on, I’m beggin’ you, baby, to text me
[Chorus: The Kid LAROI]
Rather be with you (Said I would)
Rather be with you (Okay)
Rather be with you
With you, oh
[Verse 3: The Kid LAROI]
It’s 5 a.m. and my head is spinnin’
I got so drunk, now I can’t feel shit now
At least it makes it easier to pretend
That I don’t wanna be with you instead
[Chorus: The Kid LAROI]
Rather be with you
Rather be with you
Rather be with you
With you
[Bridge: The Kid LAROI]
Rather be with you
Rather be with you
Rather be with you
With you, ooh
[Verse 4: Lithe & The Kid LAROI]
It’s plain to say life will never be the same
It’s way too late, still fuckin’ ’round, I’m out this bitch
I’m drunk, I’m gone, but you and me don’t never bend
Take me out ’cause this shit gettin’ lonely now
Love-drunk, love-drunk, you want me come home tonight
Fucked up, iced out, 1942 tonight
I’m too love-drunk, I miss me my brothers
But I’m too drunk, love-drunk, only wantin’ you tonight
It’s plain to say life will never be the same (Rather be with you)
It’s way too late, still fuckin’ ’round, I’m out this bitch (Rather be with you)
I’m drunk, I’m gone, but you and me don’t never bend (Rather be with you)
Take me out ’cause this shit gettin’ lonely now (With you, ooh)
[Verse 5: The Kid LAROI]
Yeah, I can’t hide this shit, I feel lost
I can’t lie to you, girl, I feel crossed
Hit the strip, now I’m throwin’ up, ayy
Now I’m throwin’ up ones
Take the AMEX till I go dumb
I told Dev, “Go take out some funds”
I’m tryna pour up till I can’t feel, uh, ayy
Till I can’t feel nothin’
No matter how much that shit cost
I still can’t get you out of my thoughts
I still think about you when I’m sauced (Facts)
No matter how much shit that I’ve bought
No matter how many times we’ve fought
It made me only wanna be with you more
It’s safe to say, sometimes I still get lonely, girl
It’s safe to say, I’d rather you be on me, girl
I ain’t to blame, babe, I won’t take the fall for you
I can’t just fake, it ain’t easy gettin’ over you
[Chorus: The Kid LAROI]
Rather be with you
Rather be with you
Rather be with you
With you, ooh
