[Verse 1]

I just left my baby girl a message

Sayin', "I won't be comin' home, I'd rather be alone"

She doesn't fully understand me

'Cause I'd rather leave than to cheat

If she give me some time, I can be the man she needs

But there's a lotta lust inside of me and we've been together since our teenage years

I really don't mean to hurt her, but I need

Some time to be alone

[Chorus]

But when you love someone, you just don't treat them bad

Oh, how I feel so sad now that I wanna leave

She's cryin' her heart to me, how could you let this be?

I just need time to see where I wanna be

Where I wanna be

[Post-Chorus]

Sweet little dee-do-dee-dee

I don't mean to hurt you, baby

Oh, no, no

[Verse 2]

Never did I imagine

That you would play a major part in a decision that's so hard

Do I leave? Do I stay? Do I go?

Or think about my life and what matters to me the most?

Girl, the love that we share is real

But in time your heart will heal

I'm not sayin' I'm gone, but I

Have to find what life is like without you

[Chorus]

But when you love someone, you just don't treat them bad

Oh, how I feel so sad now that I wanna leave

She's cryin' her heart to me, how could you let this be?

I just need time to see where I wanna be

Where I wanna be

[Post-Chorus]

Sweet little dee-do-dee-dee

I don't mean to hurt you, baby

[Chorus]

Say when you love someone, you just don't treat them bad

Oh, how I feel so sad now that I wanna leave

She's cryin' her heart to me, how could you let this be?

And I just need time to see where I wanna be

Say when you love someone, you just don't treat them bad

Oh, how I feel so sad now that I wanna leave

She's cryin' her heart to me, how could you let this be?

And I just need time to see where I wanna be

Say when you love someone, you just don't treat them bad

Oh, how I feel so sad now that I wanna leave

And she's cryin' her heart to me, how could you let this be?

And I just need time to see where I wanna be

Where I wanna be

[Outro]

I'm sorry, baby