Mm, yeah

Mm-mm, listen

I wanna ask you a question

Yeah, yeah, yeah

Here we go again, babe

You think I'm tryna hurt ya, and you're comin' at me, I don't see

How you could do me that way?

I never lied, tried to be the man you ask of me

Do I gotta be around you all day, to make you feel I care?

'Cause I give you everything that you need, buy you things, pull out ya chair

Why you doin' me so bad, babe? Gotta meet me halfway

Darlin', I don't understand, why?

Why is it so hard for you to let me in? (Hey)

You got me payin' the price for your ex-boyfriend, tell me

Why is it so hard for you to trust me? (Trust me)

I try to tell you things, you believe everyone but me, baby

Why is it so hard for you to let it go? (Let it go)

Makin' it impossible for our relationship to grow (ooh-wee)

What can I do to make you see? (Hey), just believe and trust in me

Baby, can you tell me, why is it, why is it so hard? (Mm-hmm)

Do you really wanna be here?

'Cause I back off no matter how much it hurts, just say the word (hey)

You sayin' that it's me, I'm the cause

You think I'm cheatin' when you know I'm at work, you got some nerve

Do you gotta keep checkin' my phone, to see there's no one else?

For what ya puttin' me through, I'd rather be by myself

Why you doin' me so bad, baby? Meet me halfway (yeah)

Darlin', I don't understand, why?

Why is it so hard for you to let me in? (Hey)

You got me payin' the price for your ex-boyfriend, tell me

Why is it so hard for you to trust me? (Trust me)

I try to tell you things, you believe everyone but me, baby (ooh, tell me)

Why is it so hard for you to let it go? (Let it go)

Makin' it impossible for our relationship to grow

What can I do to make you see? Just believe and trust in me (trust in me)

Baby, can you tell me (yeah), why is it, why is it so hard?

Why is it so hard for you to let me in? (Why's it so hard)

You got me payin' the price for your ex-boyfriend, tell me (for you to let me in?)

Why is it so hard for you to trust me? (I don't wanna pay the price)

I try to tell you things, you believe everyone but me, baby (that your ex-boyfriend)

Why is it so hard for you to let it go?

Makin' it impossible for our relationship to grow (said a-ooh-wee)

What can I do to make you see? Just believe and trust in me (ooh, ooh)

Baby, can you tell me why is it? Why is it so hard? (Ooh, oh yeah, yeah, listen, why?)

Take a second, to see what's really goin' on (what's goin' on?)

Ask yourself, have I done anything? (Mm)

Besides what you think, or what your girlfriends tell ya (what she tell ya?)

Tell me the truth (yeah), don't you see a good man? (Come)

Don't lose because of what happened in the past

I'm tryin' to hold on, 'cause I think you gon' change (yeah)

It's killin' me, don't know how long I can last

Don't make me suffer for the next man, I ain't the same

Why is it so hard for you to let me in? (Yeah, ooh, yeah)

You got me payin' the price for your ex-boyfriend, tell me (I ain't the same, no)

Why is it so hard for you to trust me?

I try to tell you things, you believe everyone but me, baby (I'ma be a man and stand)

Why is it so hard for you to let it go? (On my word)

Makin' it impossible for our relationship to grow (say yeah)

What can I do to make you see? (Say yeah), just believe and trust in me (trust in me)

Baby, can you tell me, why is it, why is it so hard? (Why?)

Why is it so hard for you to let me in?

You got me payin' the price for your ex-boyfriend, tell me

(I'ma do what I'm supposed to do)

Why is it so hard for you to trust me? (Trust me)

I try to tell you things, you believe everyone but me, baby (say, yeah)

Why is it so hard for you to let it go? (Saying yeah)

Makin' it impossible for our relationship to grow (yeah)

What can I do to make you see? (What can I do?)

Just believe and trust in me (just believe)

Baby, can you tell me, why is it, why is it so hard? (Say yeah)

Ain't it alright?

I can do anything you want me to, ah

You make a-, ooh, ooh, yeah (yeah)

Say, yeah, yeah, yeah, yeah

Yo