Well, I cried my eyes out the night you left
And I begged for a sinner’s reprieve
And I’ll never forget the shame that I felt
When you loosened your grip on my sleeve
You said, «Baby, you didn’t do anything wrong,
There’s just something that I’ve gotta see.»
And I said, «I’ll never forgive you for this
Not even if you say please.»
I wanna hear you say please, baby, please, baby,
I’m stupid, I was wrong
And you knew it all along
So get down on your knees, baby
Swallow up your pride,
You know, it wouldn’t hurt to cry,
And say
Please.
After you left, you know it took me a while
To get myself off the ground
It was maybe a month before they got me to smile
Baby, I’ve never been so down
I know you think I’m just being mean
And you’re right, ’cause I’m still mad at you
So if you want back in my graces tonight
There’s one thing you gotta do
I wanna hear you say …
Please, baby, please, baby,
I’m stupid, I was wrong
And you knew it all along
So get down on your knees, baby
Swallow up your pride,
You know, it wouldn’t hurt to cry,
And say
Please.
You must have thought I was clay in your hands
That I needed the strength of your two legs to stand
Well, baby, guess what, I’m standing just fine
It turns out I’ve got a little steel in my spine
And I hope you gotta box with a pretty bow on top
Give me all the shiny things, your apologies and rings
Let me make this very clear, I gotta see you shed a tear
Baby, I can wait all night, so it you wanna make this right,
Say please.
