I've got something to tell you baby
In the arc of a love affair
Lies the point of no return
First you lose your self respect
Then you hide all the hurt
Well, I've been here thinkin'
Long enough to figure out
That a change has got to come
And it's all up to you
Be good or be gone
Love me or leave me baby, leave me alone
Cause I can be real bad baby, all by myself
Umm, one day you're gonna find yourself, by yourself
You see the choice is so simple now
Cause there really is no choice to make
I not gonna let you treat me badly
No, I won't be makin' that mistake
And it's all up to you
Be good or be gone
Love me or leave me baby, leave me alone
Cause I can be real bad baby, all by myself
Umm, one day you gonna find yourself, by yourself
Make a decision, make up your mind
Give me my proper respect and baby, don't ever forget
That a real love is precious and rare
But you've got to be ready to give, and ready to share
It's all up to you
Be good or be gone
Love me or leave me baby, leave me alone
Cause I can be real bad baby, all by myself
Umm, one day you gonna find yourself, by yourself
You pack my bags I feel already gone.....
I've had to watch your silent face moving
around the house,
It's been several days, you can really
shut me out.
I draw up my thoughts to find a way to say
Something mending us, you shrug and then
you turn away.
You pack my bags I feel already gone....
It's like you pushed me with your hand and I
was pointing forward.
I could've been blindfolded and I'd know
where the door was.
I had to step aside, I had to be perfect.
I had to hold your hand, anticipate and second
guess.
And would you wipe it out with that much
distaste,
Take it from your heart, the hands, the lips,
the mouth, the taste.
It is more than hurt I can't communicate.
What you leave me with, the ache, the ache,
the ache.
You pack my bags I feel already gone.
Like the countries that seem to shuffle
into war,
The way it's lining up baby, we've been
here before.
We never took the time for no diplomacy.
How am I supposed to know what you're
not telling me?
When I'm standing here with my rugged choir,
You can't hurt me now I'm holding all the wires.
Calling down to you with a grateful sigh,
Thank you baby, you have sent me high.
You pack my bags I feel already gone....
Already gone, already gone.
Yeah, I'm gone.
You pack my bags and now I'm gone.
Now I'm gone...
I replay the memories in my mind.
I try to find the answers,
To the questions I find.
I can never seem to work it out.
What goes on inside.
Tell me is it secret?
Or am I just blind.
And the further we go,
The more that I know,
We just can't keep going this way.
If you could only tell me baby what you needed tonight.
Maybe I could do my best to stop you walkin'
out of my life.
If you could only see inside my heart,
You'd know this was right...so right.
If I could just read your mind.
If I could just read your mind.
Oh come on boy, just lay it on the line.
I can wait no longer,
For the right place or right time.
Do I need to spell it out to you?
What more can I say.
Tell me is it over,
Or have we just lost our way.
And the further we go,
The more that I know,
We just can't keep going this way.
If you could only tell me baby what you needed tonight.
Maybe I could do my best to stop you walkin'
out of my life.
If you could only see inside my heart,
You'd know this was right...so right...so right.
If I could just read your mind.
Oh baby, if I could just read your mind.
If you could only,
Maybe I could do my best to stop you walkin'
out of my life.
If you could only see inside my heart,
You'd know this was right...so right...so right.
If I could just read your mind.
If I could just read your mind.
Oh baby.