I got a message for you, baby And it goes something like this You don't know how I feel You'll never know how I feel When I needed you to come around You always try to put me down Oh, but I know, girl, believe me when I say That you are surely gonna pay Girl, but it's alright, alright girl You've been hurtin' me, but it's alright Hey, but one day, you will see You'll never find a guy like me Who'll love you right, both day and night You'll never have to worry, 'cause it's alright Oh, but I'm tellin' you, girl, and I know it's true That I was made to love only you Girl, but it's alright, alright girl You've been hurtin' me, but it's alright Oh, but I know, babe, I know it's true That I was made to love only you Girl, but it's alright, alright girl Oh, it's alright, alright girl But one day, I'm gonna say You'll meet a guy who'll make you pay Who'll treat you bad, and make you sad And he will ruin the love you had But I hate to say, girl But baby, you got to reap what you sow now But it's alright, alright, babe Hey, it's alright, alright, alright, alright, alright, alright, now, now Alright, alright, alright, alright Alright now, there's nothing new to say Alright, alright, alright

Now I'm of consenting age to be forgetting you in a cabaret. Somewhere downtown where a burlesque queen may even ask my name As she sheds her skin on stage I'm seated and sweating to a dance song on the club's P.A. The strip joint veteran sits two away Smirking between dignified sips Of his dignified peach and lime daiquiri And isn't this exactly where you'd like me I'm exactly where you'd like me, you know Praying for love in a lap dance and paying in naivety Oh, and isn't this exactly where you'd like me I'm exactly where you'd like me, you know Praying for love in a lap dance and paying in naivety Oh, but I'm afraid that I Well, I may of faked it And I wouldn't be caught dead in this place Well, I'm afraid that I Well, that's right, that I may have faked it And I wouldn't be caught dead in this place And isn't this exactly where you'd like me I'm exactly where you'd like me, you know Praying for love in a lap dance and paying in naivety Oh, and isn't this exactly where you'd like me I'm exactly where you'd like me, you know Praying for love in a lap dance and paying in naivety Well, I'm afraid that I Well, I may of faked it And I wouldn't be caught dead in this place Well, I'm afraid that I Well, that's right, well I may have faked it And I wouldn't be caught dead in this place And isn't this exactly where you'd like me I'm exactly where you'd like me, you know Praying for love in a lap dance and paying in naivety Oh, and isn't this exactly where you'd like me I'm exactly where you'd like me, you know Praying for love in a lap dance and paying in naivety Praying for love and paying in naivety Praying for love and paying in naivety, oh

This is the place for celebrating This is the crowd that's fascinating This is the time for concentrating To hear some words worth translating He's rapping 'bout his meditating She's dying for some medicating And though I shouldn't be complaining What's lacking here is entertaining We're all looking for a good time But what we get is empty rhyme When everything's right but nothing's fine It's everything but partytime Talk about redecorating A room that needs sophisticating When conversations become straining No one's good at interest feigning We're all looking for a good time But what we get is empty rhyme When everything's right but nothing's fine It's everything but partytime We're all looking for a good time But what we get is empty rhyme When everything's right but nothing's fine It's everything but partytime We're all looking for a good time But what we get is empty rhyme When everything's right but nothing's fine It's everything but partytime It's everything but partytime It's everything but partytime It's everything but partytime

Hello, are you free tonight I like your looks, I love your smile Could I use you for a while It's all wrong, but it's all right The amber sunset glow has died My needs are very much alive Is it ok if I stop by It's all wrong, but it's all right It's all wrong, but it's all right Just close your eyes and hold me tight Tell me sexy lovin' lines It's all wrong, but it's all right It may be wrong if we make love But I just need someone so much And who knows it might last for life It's all wrong, but it's all right It's all wrong, but it's all right Just close your eyes and hold me tight Tell me sexy lovin' lines It's all wrong, but it's all right It's all wrong, but it's all right Just close your eyes and fantasize Tell me sexy lovin' lines It's all wrong, but it's all right It's all wrong, but it's all right Just close your eyes and hold me tight Tell me sexy lovin' lines It's all wrong, but it's all right It's all wrong, but it's all right Just close your eyes and fantasize Tell me sexy lovin' lines It's all wrong, but it's all right

Friday night you and your boys went out to eat Oh, oh-oh-oh Then they hung out But you came home around three, yes you did If six of y'all went out Then four of you were really cheap 'Cause only two of you had dinner I found your credit card receipt It's not right, but it's okay I'm gonna make it anyway Pack your bags up and leave Don't you dare come running back to me It's not right, but it's okay I'm gonna make it anyway Close the door behind you, leave your key I'd rather be alone than unhappy I'll pack your bags So you can leave town for a week, yes I am The phone rings and then you look at me You said it was one of your friends Down on 54th Street, boy So why did 2-1-3 Show up on your caller ID? It's not right, but it's okay I'm gonna make it anyway Pack your bags up and leave Don't you dare come running back to me It's not right, but it's okay I'm gonna make it anyway Close the door behind you, leave your key I'd rather be alone than unhappy (I have been through all of this before) I've been through all this before (So how could you think) Don't think about me, don't think about it (That I would stand around) (And take some more?) Get goin', get gone (Things are gonna change) Things are goin' to change, baby ('Cause I won't be a fool anymore) You don't stand no chance, boy (That's why you have to leave) I say yeah, yeah, yeah, yeah, yeah, yeah (So don't turn around to see my face) Don't you turn around There's no more tears left here for you to see Was it really worth you going out like that? Tell me Was it really worth you going out like that? See I'm moving on and I refuse to turn back, yeah See all of this time I thought I had somebody down for me It turns out you were making a fool of me It's not right (it's not right) But it's okay (it's okay) I'm gonna make it anyway (I'm gonna, I'm gonna, yeah) Pack your bags (close the door) Up and leave (and leave your keys) Don't you dare come running back to me (I'd rather be alone than unhappy) It's not right (it's not right) But it's okay (it's okay) I'm gonna make it anyway (I can pay my own rent) Close the door behind you (pay my light bills) Leave your key (take care of my business) I'd rather be alone than unhappy (oh-oh-woah)