Couldn't really do,
couldn't really do, girl
Didn't you want me to?
Lord
I heard you've been flirting around,
girl
While I was away
Who can say?
Though I've been with you during
your ups and your downs
An d your lonely days
And your lonely days
Gave all the loving that I got to you
Now you prove yourself to be untrue
And so you keep flirting around me
While I was away
Maybe I couldn't love you in
the way you want me to
Girl, that's why you went away
to find somebody new
But I swear to the moon
and the stars above,
God didn't want me to get no popularity
That's why you keep
flirting around girl,
While I was away, don't you see
But I just can't take it no longer,
I can't afford to stay
Can't afford to stay
Gave you my salary,
almost every week
And now you're turnin' around
and play hide and seek
With a good lord you know,
blessed as a meek
But this time I won't ever
be no home free
So you can keep plaiting your hair
Why me blue, I am on my way
Why make me blue?
Can't afford to stay
Why make me blue?
That's why you went away in
the middle of the night
And find yourself someone who
grabs some appetite
God, there are things I can't afford to do,
yeah
Cause I couldn't really love you
how you want me to
So, why you keep flirting
around girl?
While I was away
To be seen
Though I think with you chewing your
hat and you're down gay
And you're lonely day
Go on flirting, girl,
it's your own self you're hurting.