Girl, you're working your fingers to the bone

While your no good man is playing around at home

When it's time to eat, he's always at the table

But when it's time to pay your bills, the man say he ain't able

Going around bragging that he really got you hooked

Making love to you with his mind on your pocket book

You oughta drop that zero

Well, and get yourself a hero

You oughta drop that zero

Girl, and get yourself a hero, yeah

You're trying to hold on to a love that isn't there

Refusing to face the fact, the man don't really care

He's always putting you down, talking about your friends

Saying they are to blame for the shape your life is in

Open your eyes, girl, you will plainly see

That man is the cause of all your misery

You oughta drop that zero

Girl, and get yourself a hero

You oughta drop that zero

Girl, and get yourself a hero, yeah

I'm not the kind of friend that wanna run your life

I believe a good friend should give good advice

You're qualified and able to find somebody else

Girl, don't you know you can do better all by yourself?

Open your eyes, girl, you'll finally see

That man is the cause of all your misery

You oughta drop that zero

Girl, and get yourself a hero

You oughta drop that zero

Girl, and get yourself a hero

Listen girl (drop that zero)

You see that man is no good, but don't worry

Here's what you better do

You better get up (drop that zero) and go out

And find yourself somebody that's gonna help you pay these bills

Somebody that will help you (drop that zero), feed your little children

Somebody that will help you stay off the Welfare line

Somebody that will help you (drop that zero) keep a roof over your head

Go out, find somebody

It's more than one fish out there (drop that zero)

Swimming in the deep blue sea