How Many Times

If you were hurt like I was before

Ladies, go turn up your radio

'Cause I'ma sing this one for us, yes

See, they complain about our attitude

Talk about the things we do, to me it seems so obvious

They like it, they keep coming, we coming back for more, yeah

You always so quick to up and criticize

I got my flaws and yes, I realize

I've become so hard to deal with

'Cause this part of my heart is so tired

How many times, how many times, how many times

Ooh, I caught you on the phone with her

How many times, how many times, how many times

Did I take you back and you broke my heart?

Ooh, this song know how I feel, you betrayed my love

Ooh, and the moral of the story is

How many times, how many times

Our sister, our sister Mary healed us

She used to tell us 'bout this in the nineties

Ooh-oh, I used to say that I'd never be, no, never, never, me

But it's 2011 and I feel I can't get any lower (Lower)

Taking out my anger on any and everybody that comes around

I've become so hard to deal with

'Cause this part of my heart is so tired

How many times, how many times, how many times

Ooh, I caught you on the phone with her

How many times, how many times, how many times

Did I take you back and you broke my heart?

Ooh, this song know how I feel, you betrayed my love

Ooh, and the moral of the story is

How many times, how many times

How many times must I cry? (I'm so tired of crying)

And how many times should my son see my tears, wishing they'd go away? (Only seven years old)

And how many of y'all going through the same thing? (Oh)

I've become so hard to deal with

'Cause this part of my heart is so tired, I'm so tired

How many times, how many times, how many times

Ooh, I caught you on the phone with her

How many times, how many times, how many times

Did I take you back and you broke my heart?

Ooh, this song know how I feel, you betrayed my love

Ooh, and the moral of the story is

How many times, how many times

How many times do I gotta get hurt to know it ain't never gon' get no better?

How many times, ladies, have you been hurt

And you know in your heart it won't get no better?

You, you, this one's for you

You, you, this one's for you