You know sometimes   There come a time in your life when   You love something, you have to let it go   And even though you might feel there's still something there   You have to wake up, stop livin' in a dream   'Cause it's over now, you got to think about you      I have always wondered, why?   Why I can't live without you babe and I'm longing to be your lady   I understand that you are leaving   Please don't leave here without me baby   'Cause I think I might go insane      'Cause everybody needs someone to love   And I know that it's true, and I know that it's you   I don't understand, why you can't be my man   So I better wake up, stop living in a dream   Yes, I better wake up 'cause I can't lose the love I never had   So I better wake up, as painful as it seems   Yes I better wake up, I can not lose the love I never had      Every time I close my eyes I see visions of you and I   Sharing love of a special kind, oh   I got to laugh to keep from crying, yeah   To hide all the pain inside   'Cause I can't get you off my mind      'Cause everybody needs someone to love   And I know that it's true, and I know that it's you   I don't understand, why you can't be my man   So I better wake up, stop living in a dream   Yes, I better wake up 'cause I can't lose the love I never had   So I better wake up, as painful as it seems   Yes I better wake up, I can not lose the love I never had      Oh, it made me realize I don't want to live apart   But you don't know how hard I tried   What do I have to lose? Oh I think a little bit more than you   And I doubt that you will see things clearly before it's too late      'Cause everybody needs someone to love   And I know that it's true, and I know that it's you   I don't understand, why you can't be my man, my man   So I better wake up, stop living in a dream   Yes, I better wake up 'cause I can't lose the love I never had   So I better wake up, as painful as it seems   Yes I better wake up, I can not lose the love I never had      Never had, never had, I never had, never had   Break it down, break it down      Ohh   All the times I've cried it made me realize that I was holding on to a lie   But you don't know how hard I tried   To make sure you were satisfied yeah   'Cause I thought you were only mine   And I doubt you will see things clearly before it's   Too late, Too late, too late      I don't understand why you can't be my man   Oh everybody needs somebody to love   Everybody needs somebody yeah   Oh, do do do   Baby, baby, baby I can't live with you   And I doubt you will see things clearly   Before it's too late, yeah   Oh you hurt me so, you hurt me so   Love that I, that I, never had   I can't lose, I can't lose   I can not lose, I can not lose   Oh, I can't lose a love I never had