Once we were happy then suddenly you left me I said   Why, oh, why?   Here's what happened   You got on the wrong track, yeah   then asked me to take you back   My, oh, my      How you hurt me   Teased me   Pleased him   Instead of me      I felt so used, you know why I refused   It's my pride   Oh baby, you know it   It's my pride, yeah      There were times when you missed me and times when you kissed me   sigh, sigh, sigh   but here's what happened   You shut me out from your embrace   Found someone else to take my place   Cry, cry, cry      How you hurt me   Teased me   Pleased him   Instead of me      I lost all I could lose, you know why I refused   I felt so used, you know why I refused   It's my pride   Oh you know it baby   It's my pride, yeah      I thought if I could change my way then you might come to me some day   Try, try, try   But here's what happened   Shook me up just like a rattle   and I gave up that losin battle   Why, oh, why?      How you hurt me, oh   Teased me, oh   Pleased him, oh   Instead of me, oh      I felt so abused, you know why I refused   It's my pride   I'm gonna tell you one more time little girl   It's my pride   Yeah you know it baby   It's my pride   My pride, baby   It's my pride