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