I Could Beat Myself

Oh ah, I'm hurting bad

Oh ah, I'm hurtin'

I did not see what I was supposed to see

Takin' it easy when a friend told me I was in danger

So much danger

Underestimating my woman, not takin' her out

Working too hard and now she's gone off with a stranger

Someone I don't even know

I should have taken her out every once in a while

Dinner together on the fancier side

Shown her a life that's all worth while

Now I guess I gotta walk an extra mile

I could beat myself

Aw yeah

Ooh, ooh, yeah

I could beat myself

Aw yeah, yeah

I'm gonna feel funny out there in the crowd

When my friends all ask me, where is your woman?

Long time I don't see

Now I've got to think fast, gotta use my head

Give a good story and make sure they buy my version

Of the situation

All the while I wouldn't lie, I'm gonna do this once

See my reputation sinkin' in the distance

If they knew the truth that really existed

Then my little sanity would be wasted

I could beat myself

Aw yeah

Ooh, ooh, yeah

I could beat myself

Oh, Lord, Lord

Ooh, oh

I'm hurting bad

Ooh, oh

I'm hurtin'

Now I'm gonna put the blame on the person that told me

They should realize that it's gonna destroy my position

Remember I'm a name brand

Now I really wanna hear a little news now and then

This is not what I expect to hear from my friend

I'm disappointed

But now I've got to say

I should have held her tight every once in a while

Take her to dinner on the fancier side

Shown her a life that's all worth while

Now I know I gotta walk an extra mile

I could beat myself

Aw yeah now

Now, now

I could beat myself

Oh, Lord, Lord

I could beat myself

Oh

I should beat myself

Oh

Hurting inside

Ooh yeah

I could beat myself

Oh yeah

Really, really

I could beat myself

Oh yeah

I could beat myself now

I could beat myself

Over and over and over again

You deserve better, if only I could turn back the hands of time

I could show you how our love could shine, yeah

I don't even know what I wanna tell you

But I wanna tell you something

Real, real good now

Something to make you wanna shiver