Hey, hey hold up a minute Let me stop up here and use this pay Phone real quick Hey, hey Toni, it´s me, I was just calling You know Just calling to let you know, don´t Wait up for me tonight I mean I just got a lotta things on my Mind I gotta think about, you know Just umm, I´ll be over Brian´s house, You know, just for tonight 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´m gonna need some space

Why are you calling me on the phone Why you not at home on time You say you´re staying over your Friends ´Cuz you got a lot 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 don´t gotta lie to me, no Just be a man about it If you wanna leave go on Just be a man about it Come and grab your things and go on Right now Just be a man about it

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 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 go on Just be a man about it Come and grab your things and go on Right now 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 Things You want to lie

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 go on Just be a man about it Come and grab your things and go on Right now Just be a man about it