Interpret:

Mary J. Blige

Album:

The Breakthrough

(feat. 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?