I hate to be the one Hate to be the one who has to tell ya Hate to be the one, aaaaa Hate to be the one who has to tell ya Because you're in a war zone Get out now you don't know I hate to be the one Hate to be the one, aaaaa Hate to be the one who has to tell ya Now let me tell you as a friend, my friend I can see it happen all over again Yeah let me tell you as a friend, my friend There's a theme going on and it's a trend Well take another look She's the type of crook Call it kiss and run The most devious of looks And she don't really care Take take and now she took But the men still stare And they're reaching for their books So tell me why they say I'm better than the rest She's a little beauty how much meaner can she get I love her pretty eyes and I'm chasing for the tail Devil in the detail, you should let her sail Oh never can I fail oh no Why? Because she said I love you boy And love will prevail, aaaaa Nothing that can ever go wrong So how can I mess up? In every single way I hate to be the one Hate to be the one who has to tell ya Hate to be the one, aaaaa Hate to be the one who has to tell ya Because you're in a war zone Get out now you don't know I hate to be the one Hate to be the one, aaaaa Hate to be the one who has to tell ya Take the warning,see the red lights? Where she gone, another late night This little girl, she not play right You only see in the daylight - why is that? The secret she keeping when you sleeping She out there just creeping, I'm telling you Wait 'til the rumor start leaking Better listen, just peep it Ah, next man she keeping, I'm telling you And I know you won't believe me But you're rising for a fall And honestly speaking This girl will only make you bawl Hear what me say And I know you won't believe me But the next man she call And honestly speaking This girl won't catch you if you fall Hear what me say I hate to be the one Who has got to, hate to be the one Dollars not cents Thousands gone, and now she's off again Can you believe it my friend? Oooo, flash, gone Gone with the wind to the next top dog Well come on I don't want to be alone She says she loves me, that's how I know Love grows you know I swear on my soul Well that's why I can never let her go, oh Oh, never can I fail, oh no Why? Because she said "I love you boy" And love will prevail, aaaaa Oh, never can I fail, oh no Why? Because she said "I love you boy" And love will prevail, aaaaa Nothing that can ever go wrong So how can I mess up? In every single way I hate to be the one Hate to be the one who has to tell ya Hate to be the one, aaaaa Hate to be the one who has to tell ya Because you're in a war zone Get out now, you don't know I hate to be the one Hate to be the one, aaaaa Hate to be the one who has to tell ya