Alone Songtext

von Mary J. Blige

(f/ dave young)

(mary:)
Baby, can I talk to you for a minute?
Ohhh...
Ohh...
Listen...

(verse 1: (mary))
Boy, you had me fooled.
I can't believe you.
Cuz' you never done anything that I asked of you.
Always talking like I just can't do right.
Blaming me for everything and that just ain't right.
Cuz i...

(chorus: (mary))
Cuz' I can't do this alone. (i don't know what to do.)
Alone.(i'm tryna stay with you.)
It's not all about you. (ohhh)
Boy, I can't do this alone. (you're making this harder.)
Alone. (boy, i'm bout to leave ya)
(cuz I can't do this alone)
Alone...
Alone...
Alone.

(verse 2: (dave))
And I gave you everything I had.
Yeah.
And I never said nothing.
Did everything for you.
What did you do?
Nothing.
Then you got the nerve to wanna run your mouth.
Like I ain't never held you down.
Baby, what did I do to deserve this?
Cuz' I put you on a shelf.
Girl, I need help.
Cuz' I can't do this alone, baby.

(chorus: (dave))
Cuz' I can't do this alone. (i don't know what to do.)
Alone. (i'm tryna stay with you.)
It's not all about you. (no, I can't do it)
Girl, I can't do this alone. (you're making this harder)
Alone. (girl, i'm bout to leave ya)
(i can't do this alone)
Alone...
Alone...
Alone.

(bridge:)
(mary:)
And I tried to work this out. (i'm tryna work this out)
But boy you're changing now. (oh, you're changing now)
What do I do? (what do I do?)
I'm so confused. (i'm so confused, baby)

(both:)
(and I tried to work this out.)
(dave:) I tried it all.
(but girl, you're changing now.)
(mary:) so did i.
(what do I do?)
(dave:) what do I do?
(i'm so confused.)
(mary:) what do I do?
(mary:)i can't do this alone.

(chorus: (both))
Cuz' I can't do this alone.
Alone.
((mary:) but i'm tryna stay with you, yeah.)
It's not all about you.
((mary:) no no no, it's not all about you.)
Boy, I can't do this alone.
((dave:) I tried everything.)
((mary:) ohh...)
Alone.
((dave:) i've done everything.)
((mary:) ohh...)
((dave:) but I can't do this alone.)
Alone...((mary:) I feel ya)
Alone...((mary:) I feel ya)
Alone.

(chorus: (both))
Cuz' I can't do this alone.
((both:) baby help me)
Alone.
((mary:) baby help me.)
It's not all about you.
((mary:) it's not all about you no, no, no, no)
Boy, I can't do this alone.
(dave:) I wanna stay together.)
Alone.
((mary:) I wanna stay together too.)
((dave:) girl, i'm bout to leave ya.)
((mary:) i'm bout to leave you too.)
Alone...((dave:) cuz I can't do this alone.)
Alone...((mary:) ohhh....)
Alone.

(mary:)
I don't know what to do.
Cuz' boy i'm so tired of you.
Yeah, yeah, yeah, yeah.
Ohh...

(both:)
(dave:) oh, said I don't know what to do.
(mary:) ohh...
(dave:) girl, i'm so tired of you.
(mary:) do what you gotta do.
(mary:) cuz i, I can't do this alone.

(chorus: (both))
Cuz' I can't do this alone.
Alone.
(dave:) oh I tried everything but I can't do it no no.
It's not all about you.
(mary:) it's not all about you.
Boy, I can't do this alone.
(mary:) and i
Alone.
(dave:) been here so long, what i'm suppose to do?
(mary:) I don't know.
(dave:) girl, I gotta leave you.
(mary:) I don't know what to tell you.
(dave:) ohh...
(mary:) cuz I can't do it.
Alone...
Alone...
Alone.

(dave:) said I can't do this alone.
(both:) said I can't do this alone.
(mary:) said I tried everything.
(mary:) i've done everything.
(mary:) ohh, what we gonna do baby?