She said, "Tell me what it's all about." I said "Why, why, why
It's just something you could do without. You better try, try try
She said, "I can't reach you on the telephone
I can't call you when you're not at home
You keep saying that you're all alone
That's a lie, lie, lie

Bad advice had me down and undone
Got to try again to believe in myself
Look at me, I'm alone in the end
Can you see me falling, falling down
I said, "Mama can you get it straight
She said "Why, why, why
I wanna tell you that it just can't wait, so let's try, try, try
She said, "I don't care where you might have gone.
I don't care 'cause you've done me wrong.
You been doin' it far too long
So goodbye, bye, bye
She said "Tell me what it's all about." I said, "Why, why, why
It's just something you can do without. You better try, try, try
I can't reach you on the telephone.
I can't call you when you're not at home
You keep saying that you're all alone. That's a lie, lie, lie