put yourself in my place if only for a day see if you can stand the awful hurt i feel inside and oh put yourself in my place for just a little while live through the loneliness the endless emptiness i go through ooh and when you lose a little sleep at night cause you ain t been treated right then you know heartaches are sad sitting by the telephone being left all alone then you know why i m feeling bad oh my my ooh and when you re just about to go insane cause it hurts to love in vain ask a girl who s been in love i believed your evil line now i m left alone and crying alone to count the stars above oh put yourself in my place if only for a day see if you can stand the awful hurt i feel inside ooo baby put yourself in my place for just a little while why don t you try it why don t you try it why don t you try it baby baby try it  put yourself in my place ooh baby c mon and try it c mon and try it baby try it baby try it put yourself in my place