I been sittin' here starin'

At the clock on the wall

And I been layin' here prayin'

Prayin' she won't call

It's just another call from home

And you'll get it and be gone

And I'll be cryin'



And I'll be beggin' you, baby

Beg you not to leave

But I'll be left here waitin'

With my heart on my sleeve

Oh, for the next time we'll be here

Seems like a million years

And I think I'm dyin'



What do I have to do to make you see

She can't love you like me



* Why don't you stay

I'm down on my knees

I'm so tired of bein' lonely

Don't I give you what you need

When she calls you to go

There is one thing you should know

We don't have to live this way

Baby, why don't you stay (yeah)



You keep tellin' me, baby

There will come a time

When you will leave her arms

And forever be in mine

But I don't think that's the truth

And I don't like bein' used

And I'm tired 'a waitin'



It's too much pain to have to bear

To love a man you have to share



[Repeat *]



I can't take it any longer

But my will is gettin' stronger

And I think I know just what I have to do

I can't waste another minute

After all that I put in it

I've given you my best

Why does she get the best of you

So next time you'll find

You wanna leave her bed for mine



[Repeat *]