Just Be A Man About It

Aye, aye, hold up a minute

Let me stop up here and use this payphone real quick

Aye, aye, Toni, it's me

I was just callin', you know, just callin' to let you know

Don't wait up for me tonight

I mean, I just got a lot of things on my mind I gotta think about, you know

Just um, I'll be up at Bryan'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

And 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 friend's

'Cause you've got a lot on your mind

Now you're swearin' up and down that it ain't me

So 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

Why you gotta lie to me? (No, no)

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, go on now

I can tell you wanna leave

Just be a man about it

Come and grab your things, and go on right now

So come on, get your things and leave

Just be a man about it (Yeah, yeah, yeah-yeah)

I mean, you gotta understand I love you

You know what I'm sayin'?

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

Well, I'm gonna love you one day, but you know

I mean, you just gotta understand where I'm comin' from

You say right now that you're not what I'm lookin' for

And what you really need is time to grow

You're promisin' 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?

I tell you what, since she knows it all

Then that's where you need to be, just don't make no excuses

Why you gotta lie to me? (No, no, yeah)

Just be a man about it

Baby, you ain't gotta lie to me, no-no-no, no

You don't gotta lie to me

Just be a man about it

If you wanna leave, go on right now

I can tell you wanna leave

Just be a man about it

Come and get your things and go, baby

So come on, get your things and leave

Just be a man about it (Ooh, yeah, yeah, oh, yeah)

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 things

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, yeah

You don't gotta lie to me

Just be a man about it

You ain't gotta lie to me, no, no, baby

I can tell you wanna leave

Just be a man about it

If you wanna go, grab your things and leave now

So come on, get your things and leave

Don't wanna say it, don't wanna be in no more lyin'

Just be a man about it

If you wanna, go on and leave, but

Why you gotta lie to me?

Just be a man about it

You ain't gotta be here, so leave me alone, babe

You don't gotta lie to me

Just be a man about it

Baby, just be a man

I can tell you wanna leave (Woo)

Just be a man about it

So come on, get your things and leave

Just be a man about it