Just Be A Man About It

Hey, hey, hold up a minute
 Let me stop up here and use this payphone real quick
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 Hey, hey, Toni, it's me, I was just callin' ya know
 Just callin' to let you know
 Don't wait up for me tonight
 I mean I just got a couple of things on my mind
 I gotta think about you know
 Just uhm, I'll be over at Brian's house
 You know just for the night
 I mean, I mean I know things are different
 But you know it's not you, it's me
 You know, it's really me
 You know
 Basically I just think I'ma need some space
 Why you callin' me on the phone?
 Why you not at home on time?
 You say you're stayin' over your friends
 'Cause you got alot on your mind
 Now you're swearin' up and down that it ain't me
 Still you say that things have changed
 So tell me what exactly does it mean
 When you say you need your space?
 Just don't make no excuses, no, no
 Why you gotta lie to me?
 Just be a man about it
 Baby, you don't gotta lie to me, no
 Just be a man about it
 If you wanna leave (I can tell you wanna leave), go on now
 Just be a man about it
 Come and grab your things and go on right now
 Just be a man about it
 Yeah, yeah, yeah
 I mean, you gotta understand I love you
 You know what I'm saying
 And I love you enough to say that
 I think, I think you deserve somebody better than me, you know?
 And right now, I can't give you what you need, you know?
 I mean, I wanna love you
 And I'm gonna love you, one day but, you know
 I mean, you just gotta understand where I'm coming from
 You say right now that you're not what I'm looking for
 And what you really need is time to grow
 You're promising that one day you may come around
 And I'm supposed to let that go
 But where the hell do you get off?
 Telling me your mama said I'm not what you need
 Tell you what, since she knows it all
 Then that's where you need to be
 Just don't make no excuses, no, no, yeah
 Why you gotta lie to me?
 Just be a man about it
 Baby, you ain't gotta lie to me, no, no, no
 Just be a man about it
 If you wanna leave (I can tell you wanna leave), go on right now
 Just be a man about it
 Come and get your things and go, baby
 Just be a man about it
 Can you tell me how you can say you're in love
 And then treat me so bad?
 Boy, you know it just ain't right
 I cannot believe the way you handled this
 You wouldn't lie
 If you were a man
 Why you gotta lie to me?
 Just be a man about it
 (Just be a man about it, baby)
 You don't gotta lie to me
 Just be a man about it
 You ain't gotta lie to me (I can tell you wanna leave), no, no, baby
 Just be a man about it
 If you wanna go grab your things and leave now
 So come and get your things and leave
 (Don't wanna stay, don't wanna be no more lying)
 Just be a man about it
 (If you wanna go on and leave)
 Why you gotta lie to me?
 Just be a man about it
 (You ain't gotta be here so leave, no)
 You don't gotta lie to me
 Just be a man about it
 (Baby, just be a man, woo)
 I can tell you wanna leave
 Just be a man about it
 So come and get your things and leave
 Just be a man about it
 
 Hey, hey, hold up a minute
 Let me stop up here and use this payphone real quick
 ♪
 Hey, hey, Toni, it's me, I was just callin' ya know
 Just callin' to let you know
 Don't wait up for me tonight
 I mean I just got a couple of things on my mind
 I gotta think about you know
 Just uhm, I'll be over at Brian's house
 You know just for the night
 I mean, I mean I know things are different
 But you know it's not you, it's me
 You know, it's really me
 You know
 Basically I just think I'ma need some space
 Why you callin' me on the phone?
 Why you not at home on time?
 You say you're stayin' over your friends
 'Cause you got alot on your mind
 Now you're swearin' up and down that it ain't me
 Still you say that things have changed
 So tell me what exactly does it mean
 When you say you need your space?
 Just don't make no excuses, no, no
 Why you gotta lie to me?
 Just be a man about it
 Baby, you don't gotta lie to me, no
 Just be a man about it
 If you wanna leave (I can tell you wanna leave), go on now
 Just be a man about it
 Come and grab your things and go on right now
 Just be a man about it
 Yeah, yeah, yeah
 I mean, you gotta understand I love you
 You know what I'm saying
 And I love you enough to say that
 I think, I think you deserve somebody better than me, you know?
 And right now, I can't give you what you need, you know?
 I mean, I wanna love you
 And I'm gonna love you, one day but, you know
 I mean, you just gotta understand where I'm coming from
 You say right now that you're not what I'm looking for
 And what you really need is time to grow
 You're promising that one day you may come around
 And I'm supposed to let that go
 But where the hell do you get off?
 Telling me your mama said I'm not what you need
 Tell you what, since she knows it all
 Then that's where you need to be
 Just don't make no excuses, no, no, yeah
 Why you gotta lie to me?
 Just be a man about it
 Baby, you ain't gotta lie to me, no, no, no
 Just be a man about it
 If you wanna leave (I can tell you wanna leave), go on right now
 Just be a man about it
 Come and get your things and go, baby
 Just be a man about it
 Can you tell me how you can say you're in love
 And then treat me so bad?
 Boy, you know it just ain't right
 I cannot believe the way you handled this
 You wouldn't lie
 If you were a man
 Why you gotta lie to me?
 Just be a man about it
 (Just be a man about it, baby)
 You don't gotta lie to me
 Just be a man about it
 You ain't gotta lie to me (I can tell you wanna leave), no, no, baby
 Just be a man about it
 If you wanna go grab your things and leave now
 So come and get your things and leave
 (Don't wanna stay, don't wanna be no more lying)
 Just be a man about it
 (If you wanna go on and leave)
 Why you gotta lie to me?
 Just be a man about it
 (You ain't gotta be here so leave, no)
 You don't gotta lie to me
 Just be a man about it
 (Baby, just be a man, woo)
 I can tell you wanna leave
 Just be a man about it
 So come and get your things and leave
 Just be a man about it
 
 Hey, hey, hold up a minute
 Let me stop up here and use this payphone real quick
 ♪
 Hey, hey, Toni, it's me, I was just callin' ya know
 Just callin' to let you know
 Don't wait up for me tonight
 I mean I just got a couple of things on my mind
 I gotta think about you know
 Just uhm, I'll be over at Brian's house
 You know just for the night
 I mean, I mean I know things are different
 But you know it's not you, it's me
 You know, it's really me
 You know
 Basically I just think I'ma need some space
 Why you callin' me on the phone?
 Why you not at home on time?
 You say you're stayin' over your friends
 'Cause you got alot on your mind
 Now you're swearin' up and down that it ain't me
 Still you say that things have changed
 So tell me what exactly does it mean
 When you say you need your space?
 Just don't make no excuses, no, no
 Why you gotta lie to me?
 Just be a man about it
 Baby, you don't gotta lie to me, no
 Just be a man about it
 If you wanna leave (I can tell you wanna leave), go on now
 Just be a man about it
 Come and grab your things and go on right now
 Just be a man about it
 Yeah, yeah, yeah
 I mean, you gotta understand I love you
 You know what I'm saying
 And I love you enough to say that
 I think, I think you deserve somebody better than me, you know?
 And right now, I can't give you what you need, you know?
 I mean, I wanna love you
 And I'm gonna love you, one day but, you know
 I mean, you just gotta understand where I'm coming from
 You say right now that you're not what I'm looking for
 And what you really need is time to grow
 You're promising that one day you may come around
 And I'm supposed to let that go
 But where the hell do you get off?
 Telling me your mama said I'm not what you need
 Tell you what, since she knows it all
 Then that's where you need to be
 Just don't make no excuses, no, no, yeah
 Why you gotta lie to me?
 Just be a man about it
 Baby, you ain't gotta lie to me, no, no, no
 Just be a man about it
 If you wanna leave (I can tell you wanna leave), go on right now
 Just be a man about it
 Come and get your things and go, baby
 Just be a man about it
 Can you tell me how you can say you're in love
 And then treat me so bad?
 Boy, you know it just ain't right
 I cannot believe the way you handled this
 You wouldn't lie
 If you were a man
 Why you gotta lie to me?
 Just be a man about it
 (Just be a man about it, baby)
 You don't gotta lie to me
 Just be a man about it
 You ain't gotta lie to me (I can tell you wanna leave), no, no, baby
 Just be a man about it
 If you wanna go grab your things and leave now
 So come and get your things and leave
 (Don't wanna stay, don't wanna be no more lying)
 Just be a man about it
 (If you wanna go on and leave)
 Why you gotta lie to me?
 Just be a man about it
 (You ain't gotta be here so leave, no)
 You don't gotta lie to me
 Just be a man about it
 (Baby, just be a man, woo)
 I can tell you wanna leave
 Just be a man about it
 So come and get your things and leave
 Just be a man about it