you better listen

you take on me

and break apart the everything that makes me man

so i want you to leave

if i ever want to restore my sanity

oh

baby look at me

i'm the fool

i tear myself in two

for the vision of me and you

baby don't you know

every time you come around

girl you got me thinking

that i'm gonna loose it

and every time i talk to you

you better listen

cause you need to choose between

the things that will lift you up

and will break you down

oh

baby don't you know

yeah

just listen to the words that i got to say

you want to do it your own

and go about it your way

i don't suggest that you

walk that path alone

you don't have the protection or the knowledge

girl

to prevent you from the bad harm of the world

i wanna say that you're

more than welcome to leave with me. oh. but

now baby don't you know your man's a fool

i tear myself in two

for the vision of lovin' you

every time you come around

girl you got me thinking

i'm gonna loose it

and every time i talk to you

you better listen

cause you need to choose between

the things that will lift you up

and will break you down

oh

baby don't you know

yeah

stop

wait

slow down a minute

you're moving too fast baby. stop

wait

slow down a minute

you're movin'

don't you wanna just

slow it down

for the sake of your mercy girl?

don't you

don't you

don't you wanna slow it down?

now you know

every time i talk to you

you better listen

cause you need to choose between

the things that will lift you up

and will wither your soul

cause girl you'd better know now

every time i talk to you

you better listen

cause you need to choose between

the things that will lift you up

and will wither your soul

cause girl you'd better know now

every time i talk to you

you better listen

cause girl you'd better choose what is right for you baby.