it was only last june when her old man ran away she couldn t stop crying cause she knew he was gone to stay it was 10 35 on a lonely friday night she was standin by the bar hmm she was lookin alright yeah i asked if she wanted to dance and she said all she wanted was a good man and wanted to know if i thought i was qualified yeah and i said baby don t waste your time i know what s on your mind i may be qualified for a one night stand but i could never take the place of your man it hurt me so bad when she told me with tears in her eyes he was all she ever had and now she wanted to die he left her with a baby and another one on the way she couldn t stop cryin cause she knew he was gone to stay she asked me if we could be friends and i said oh honey baby that s a dead end you know and i know that we wouldn t be satisfied and i said baby don t waste your time i know what s on your mind i may be qualified for a one night stand but i could never take the place of your man