Top Songs By Carl Thomas
Credits
PERFORMING ARTISTS
Carl Thomas
Vocals
Mario Winans
Background Vocals
Sting
Sampled Artist
COMPOSITION & LYRICS
Carl Thomas
Songwriter
Mario Winans
Songwriter
Dominic James Miller
Songwriter
Gordon Sumner
Songwriter
K. Hickson
Songwriter
PRODUCTION & ENGINEERING
P. Ditty
Producer
Dave Kutch
Mastering Engineer
Herb Powers
Mastering Engineer
Jimmie Lee Patterson
Assistant Engineer
Mario Winans
Producer
Roger Che
Recording Engineer
Stephen Dent
Recording Engineer
Tony Maserati
Mixing Engineer
Lyrics
[Verse 1]
I knew you when I had a friend
Very deeply loved lived within
But somehow we got loose, from what was oh, so tight
Somewhere we went wrong, when we were oh, so right
[Verse 2]
What's a man to do when he just can't take no more?
(Oh, what's a man to do?)
And what am I to do when my heart beats me to the door?
Now, I've tried and tried again, but now this is the end
Tell me, what's the use of holding on if we can't be friends?
[Verse 3]
I'm emotional and I can't let go (I can't let go)
I am trying to hold on to you (I'm trying to hold on to you)
Though it hurts me so, I gotta let you know
(Hurts me so, gotta let you know)
That the love we once shared now is through, to say goodbye to you
[Verse 4]
You seem to hurt me purposely
I didn't understand it, oh girl, why me?
I had no choice, what was best for us
Was to terminate our love, and be free
[Verse 5]
What's a man to do when he just can't take no more?
(Oh, what's a man to do? Yeah)
And what am I to do, when my heart beats me to the door?
Now, we've tried and tried again, but now this is the end
Tell me, what's the use of holding on if we can't be friends?
[Verse 6]
I'm emotional and I can't let go
I am trying to hold on to you
Though it hurts me so, I gotta let you know
That the love we once shared now is through, to say goodbye to you
(Say goodbye to you, yeah)
[Verse 7]
I'm emotional, and I can't let go (Oh, whoa, yeah)
I am trying to hold on to you (I'm trying to hold on)
Though it hurts me so, I gotta let you know (Though it hurts me so, I gotta let you know)
That the love we once shared now is through, to say goodbye to you
(Love we once shared)
[Verse 8]
What's a man to do when he just can't take no more?
(Oh, what's a man to do? Yeah)
And what am I to do when my heart beats me to the door?
Now, we've tried and tried again, but now this is the end
Tell me, what's the use of holding on if we can't be friends?
[Verse 9]
I'm emotional, and I can't let go (And I can't let you go)
I am trying to hold on to you (I'm trying, I'm trying)
Though it hurts me so, I gotta let you know (I got to let you go)
That the love we once shared, now is through, to say goodbye to you
(And I let you know the love we once shared was true)
[Verse 10]
I'm emotional, and I can't let go (I'm emotional, look at me, I can't stop crying)
I am trying to hold on to you (Inside my heart, it's slowly dying)
Though it hurts me so, I gotta let you know (Oh, gotta let you, let you know)
That the love we once shared now is through
(That the love that we once shared, you know it's through)
Written by: C. Thomas, Hickson, Mario Winans, Miller, Sumner