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 living in a dream cause it s over now you gotta 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 babe 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 and stop living in a dream yes i better wake up cause i can t lose the love i never had yeah i better wake up as painful as it seems yes i better wake up i cannot 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 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 and stop living in a dream yes i better wake up cause i can t lose the love i never had yeah i better wake up as painful as it seems yes i better wake up i cannot 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 i guess i better wake up and stop living in a dream yes i gotta wake up cause i can t lose the love i never had yeah i better wake up as painful as it seems yes i better wake up i can t lose the love i never had i never had never had never had break it down break it down all the times i ve cried it made me realize that i was only living 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 if 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 baby baby baby i can t live with you and i doubt that you will see things clearly before it s too late yeah oh you hurt me so you hurt me so i can t lose i can t lose i cannot lose i cannot lose i can t lose the love i never had