I'll take the responsibility for this breakup
'Cause I know I'm a lot responsible for it
But I didn't realize what was happening
Until it was much too late
I thought I was being a good wife
Since then, there has been times
When I've hated myself for not being woman enough
To tell you what was really on my mind
Now I realize that was a mistake
A mistake I would like to correct now
Whoa, I'm through
Trying to prove my love to
I'm through, baby, yeah
Oh, man, I'm through
Sometimes, I had to give up the right
When I knew I was wrong
But I believe I can stand up here today, babe, and face ya
On my very own
'Cause I found someone
And I think he understands
That I know what it really means, what it really means, what it really means
To have a real man
His daily deeds
The things he doesn't say
He says, "I'm not trying to take your husband's place
"But if I can't help you, I swear, I swear I won't stand in your way"
"Tell him, tell him that you're through
Trying to prove your love to him
Go on, girl, tell the man that you're through right now
Trying to prove your love to him"
And I gotta do it, baby
'Cause I'm through staying up all night
Waiting on you to return
I don't think there's a better lesson
I have better learned
But you'll find out
Further on down the road
You see, I let you take my heart
Man, I just can't let you take my soul
It's always happening
In so many love affairs
Oh, yes, you're so in love today
Tomorrow, tomorrow, you just don't care
One gets tired
Gives up on loving the other
Then the other one go running in the streets, running in the streets
Trying to find, find it in another, hey
Oh, baby I'm through trying to prove my love to you
Baby, I'm through, yeah
And I don't feel bad about it
And in fact, I feel downright good about it
'Cause I know I've done the very best I could in this marriage
But I can't stand being around anything or involved in anything
Where my best isn't good enough
But I know what the problem was
I gave you too much love, I smothered you with love
Therefore, I smothered the love
So that's just as much and even more, my mistake is yours
I say "yours" 'cause you let me
You loved me 'cause I was loving
Yet turned away 'cause I had too much love to give
But that's beside the point
You found someone
And I think I'll be happy with the someone I've found
So that leaves nothing but the best for both of us
So let us not be upset about it
'Cause we had some good times together
Huh, we had some loving times together
Let's remember the good times
Do you remember the good times? I remember