diff --git a/lyrics/lyrics b/lyrics/lyrics
index 0ae51b4..be3962d 100755
--- a/lyrics/lyrics
+++ b/lyrics/lyrics
@@ -165,11 +165,13 @@ while getopts "f:a:s:uvh" opt; do
         ;;
     a)
         artist="true"
+        if [[ "$(echo "$@" | grep -Eo "\-s")" == "-s" ]];then song="true";fi # wont go through both options if arg spaced and not quoted this solves that issue (dont need this but once had bug on system where it was necessary)
       ;;
     s)
         song="true"
+        if [[ "$(echo "$@" | grep -Eo "\-a")" == "-a" ]];then artist="true";fi # wont go through both options if arg spaced and not quoted this solves that issue (dont need this but once had bug on system where it was necessary)
       ;;
-    :)  echo "Option -$OPTARG requires an argument." >&2file="false"
+    :)  echo "Option -$OPTARG requires an argument." >&2
         exit 1
         ;;
   esac
@@ -191,13 +193,21 @@ elif [[ $# == "1" ]]; then
   fi
 fi
 
-if ! $artist || ! $song;then { echo "Error: the -a and the -s flag must be used to fetch lyrics."; exit 1; }; fi
-song=$(echo "$@" | grep -Eo "\-s [ a-z A-Z 0-9 . \ ]*[ -]?" | sed s/-s//g | sed s/-//g | sed s/^" "//g)
-if [[ $song == "" ]];then { echo "Error: song could not be parsed from input."; exit 1; };fi
-artist=$(echo "$@" | grep -Eo "\-a [ a-z A-Z 0-9 . \ ]*[ -]?" | sed s/-a//g | sed s/-//g | sed s/^" "//g)
-if [[ $artist == "" ]];then { echo "Error: artist could not be parsed from input."; exit 1; };fi
-getConfiguredClient || exit 1
-if [[ $(uname) != "Darwin" ]]; then getConfiguredPython || exit 1;fi
-checkInternet || exit 1
-getLyrics "$artist" "$song" || exit 1
-printLyrics
+if ($artist && ! $song)  || ($song && ! $artist);then
+  echo "Error: the -a and the -s flag must be used to fetch lyrics."
+  exit 1
+elif $artist && $song;then
+  song=$(echo "$@" | grep -Eo "\-s [ a-z A-Z 0-9 . \ ]*[ -]?" | sed s/-s//g | sed s/-//g | sed s/^" "//g)
+  if [[ $song == "" ]];then { echo "Error: song could not be parsed from input."; exit 1; };fi
+  artist=$(echo "$@" | grep -Eo "\-a [ a-z A-Z 0-9 . \ ]*[ -]?" | sed s/-a//g | sed s/-//g | sed s/^" "//g)
+  if [[ $artist == "" ]];then { echo "Error: artist could not be parsed from input."; exit 1; };fi
+  getConfiguredClient || exit 1
+  if [[ $(uname) != "Darwin" ]]; then getConfiguredPython || exit 1;fi
+  checkInternet || exit 1
+  getLyrics "$artist" "$song" || exit 1
+  printLyrics
+else
+  { clear; echo "You shouldnt be here but maaaaaaybeee you slipped passed me, learn to use the tool!"; sleep 5; clear;}
+  usage
+  exit 1
+fi