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
No, no, I can't say no
Here I go again
I'm falling for your pretty lies
(No, no, I can't say no)
Here I go again
You were sellin', caught me window shopping at
the right time
I was buying, soon as your eyes looked into mine
Boy, I shoulda known better
But I thought that I would try you on
And now you got me helpless, careless
And my resistance is gone
You put a spin on tired old lines you know I
wanna hear
I don't care if it's for real or if it's
insincere
You got a body language speaking to me loud and
clear
I can't say no when you put it like that
I know I should be showing you the back of my hand
You're sweet talking me, movin' so cleverly
Can't believe I'm buying those lies
Though I know I still could, I don't wanna turn
back
Tomorrow how am I ever gonna justify that
You got me consenting to what you're intending
I can't believe I'm buying those lies
What am I thinking
I know I should be playing harder to get
With my eyes wide open
I'm getting into something that I could regret
I see right through you
There's a red flag warning that I shouldn't ignore
Oh, I hate guys like you with an attitude
And what you use girls like me for
You put a spin on tired old lines you know I
wanna hear
I don't care if it's for real or if it's
insincere
You got a body language speaking to me loud and
clear
I can't say no when you put it like that
I know I should be showing you the back of my hand
You're sweet talking me, movin' so cleverly
Can't believe I'm buying those lies
Though I know I still could, I don't wanna turn
back
Tomorrow how am I ever gonna justify that
You got me consenting to what you're intending
I can't believe I'm buying those lies
Here I go again
I'm falling for your pretty lies
No, no, I can't say no
No, no, I can't say no....
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.