[Verse 1:] Before the tears I've cried Have even dried She'll be with him They'll look in each other's eyes And with her lips still warm with lies She'll kiss him And though she knows she's wrong She just keeps on Keepin' me hangin' on Tell me: [Chorus:] What's a man to do When the one he's promised to Finds somebody new Should I just stand by Watch the love I've lived for die Lord I wish I knew Tell me what's a man to do [Verse 2:] Maybe I'll make a stand Or should I just wash my hands Of her forever But I've never been alone Except for here at home When they're together And though I know it's wrong I let her go on Keepin' me hangin' on [Chorus]