Maybe I was too lonely back then To stop and think it all out Was I lookin' for love or a friend I'll take you either way now You're not the first girl that I've ever known But I am beginning to see That bein' without you is bein' alone And that ain't no way to be Girl, this ain't no way to be You without me, why can't you see Girl, that ain't no way to be Me without you, I'm livin' through Girl, that ain't no way to be You know this ain't no way to be I never once thought about settlin' down I only had time for myself But I've done some thinkin' since you came around But I ain't thought of nobody else No, I can't think of nobody else You without me, why can't you see Girl, that ain't no way to be Me without you, I'm livin' through Girl, that ain't no way to be You know this ain't no way to be You without me, why can't you see Girl, that ain't no way to be Me without you, I'm livin' through Girl, that ain't no way to be You know this ain't no way to be