Ohh, Tia, Tia, Tia   Why do you have to go   Why don't stay awhile   Let me take a look at your smile   And tell me what's on your mind      Is there someone out there that you love   Is he someone you're always thinking of   Does he know that you feel this way   Tia, don't let your heart starve another day      Ohh, Tia, Tia, Tia   Why do you have to go   Why don't stay awhile   Let me take a look at your smile   And tell me what's on your mind      T is for the tenderness in you   I is for your inspiration   A is for admiring the things you do   Girl, let him see all these things I see in you      Ohh, Tia, Tia, Tia   Why do you have to go   Why don't stay awhile   Let me take a look at your smile   And tell me what's on your mind      Rap:   That's right, T-I-A, gonna be better someday   Take it easy, my sistah, you'll find a way   Cuz I know it's not easy what you're going through   Man, dealing with your drama and feeling blue   Gotta find the inner strength, try to ease the pain   Find the rainbow, the sunshine, and chase the rain   Let me see the pretty smile that we all once knew   If you think it's that bad, you got friends that love you      Ohh, Tia, Tia, Tia   Why do you have to go   Why don't stay awhile   Let me take a look at your smile   And tell me what's on your mind      Is there someone out there that you love   Is he someone you're always thinking of   Does he know that you feel this way   Tia, don't let your heart starve another day      Ohh, Tia, Tia, Tia   Why do you have to go   Why don't stay awhile   Let me take a look at your smile   And tell me what's on your mind      Tell me what's on your mind   Tell me what's on your mind   Tell me what's on your mind   Tell me what's on your mind   Tell me what's on your mind   fade