[Verse 1]

If you leave her now

You're never going to see her again (Never, no)

She's going to need a shoulder to cry on

She's going to need a friend

She's going to need a pillow case

Something to put those tears on

And I've got some purple satin laces

One second later than the second you're gone

[Pre-Chorus]

She's gonna miss you at first

But then she's gonna buy me things

That's when I'm gonna lay her

'Cross my piano stool and sing to her:

[Chorus]

Honey, I tried to tell him

That you were the marrying kind

A faithful one-man woman

The best he would ever find

I guess he wasn't trying to hear that

So there ain't nothin' left to say

I tried to tell him, if you run to me, I –

I won't run away

[Verse 2]

If you leave her now

You'll never get another glimpse (Oh)

I'm going to lace her with enough ice to recap the poles

There might be another solar eclipse

She's gonna find out what I like in my eggs

(My bathwater) My bathwater

(How I like to be touched) how I like to be touched

I'm going to put her on the same diet Missy went on

You know she eat too much at night!

[Pre-Chorus]

She's gonna miss you at first

Then she'll get used to me

All of the tricks I would try

To make her take this ring and make love to me

[Chorus]

I tried, honey, I tried to tell him

That you were the marrying kind (Talking 'bout a faithful)

A faithful one-man woman

The best he would ever find (Best he's gon' ever find)

I guess he wasn't trying to hear that (He wasn't even tryna hear)

So there ain't nothing left to say

I tried to tell him if you run to me, I

I won't run away

[Outro]

(Run away)

Run away

Run away, ah... ah...

(Don't run away)

Don't run away