Written by chuck jackson and marvin yancy
TonightiI just want to talk to the ladiesoh fellows your cool but girls
If you’ve got a good manyou’d better keep him
Oh I know you’re saying right nowwhat does she know
Who is she to tell me about my situationwellI don’t know your situation
But whatever it isyou should try to stay together
You know that big argument that you had the other nightremember
Welltoday it’s not nothingjust don’t let him leave you honey
Cause then you’ll find out that it wasn’t those real big things you loved about him
It was the real small thingsgo on and laugh but it’s true
You knowthings that you’ve seen a thousand times around the house
But never paid any attention tolike helping with the groceries
And helping in the yard and painting and repairing and huhpaying the bills
But you know nowall I have is memories and regrets
I could have given our love a chance to grow but no
I had to challenge it and be heard (oh)let me tell you something
That female liberation stuffI don’t knowsometimes I don’t think it’s worth it
And I’m really feelingfeeling kind of bad yaulI’m catching hell living here alone
HmmI never realizedoh lordthat you mean so much to me
I’m catching hell living here aloneI want you to come back baby
Come back cause here’s where you belongoh yeah
If I could replayif I could replay that whole scene againoh well
You know that I would nevernever say it againthat our loveour love is at it’s end
And ohyou know that I would kind of ease on backyes I would
And let confusion pass on byI took moves welloh yeah
Without one good reason whyI’m catching hellcatching hell
Lord I’m livinglivingliving here alonealoneloneI didn’t believe it could be
You know all the pressure on meall the timeohI’m catching hellwellwell
Living here aloneloneloneloneloneloneloneto tell you the truth
To tell you the truth I’m going out of my mind—yeahoh do you hear me tonight
I don’t have too (this is my story) much more to say except
Somebody (heythis is my song) told me that if you’ve got something
That’s good to you and you don’t use it (sadsad) you might lose it (sadsong)
(songso sad) so girls hold on to your good thing (oh)(you gotta hold on a little bit now)
And don’t let gooh—do you hear me tonightit’s so sad living alone
Living alone (hmm)hold on to your good thinghold on(wellwell) oh yeah
Yeahyeahyeah—ohohohlordylordy do you know what it’s like
Catching hell(somebody turn up the microphoneoh—)ohnononononono
