[Dre]
Hey, hey hold up a minute
Let me stop up here and use this pay phone real quick
Alright, yeah, right, hey Toni, it's me
I was just calling, you know?
I'm just calling to let you know
Don't wait up for me tonight
I mean, I just got alotta things on my mind
I gotta think about, you know?
Just umm, I'll be over 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?
I mean basically, I just think I'mma need some space

[Toni]
Why are you calling me on the phone
Why you not at home on time
You say you're staying over your friend's
Cuz you got alot on your mind
Now you're swearing 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 ain't gotta lie to me, no
(You don't gotta lie to me)
Just be a man about it
Do 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

[Dre]
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

[Toni]
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

(Why you gotta lie to me)
Just be a man about it
Baby you ain't gotta lie to me, no no no
(You don't gotta lie to me)
Just be a man about it
If you wanna leave, go 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, 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, don't wanna be no more lying
Just be a man about it
If you wanna go on and leave
(Why you gotta lie baby)
Just be a man about it
You ain't gotta be with me so leave, no man
(You don't gotta lie to me)
Just be a man about it
Baby just be a man
(I can tell you wanna leave)
Just be a man about it
(So come on, get your things and leave)
Just be a man about it

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