She said, "Tell me what it's all about." I said "Why, why, why? It's just something you could do without. You better try, try try." She said, "I can't reach you on the telephone. I can't call you when you're not at home. You keep saying that you're all alone. That's a lie, lie, lie." CHORUS: Bad advice had me down and undone. Got to try again to believe in myself. Look at me, I'm alone in the end. Can you see me falling, falling down. I said, "Mama can you get it straight?" She said "Why, why, why?" -"I wanna tell you that it just can't wait, so let's try, try, try" She said, "I don't care where you might have gone. I don't care 'cause you've done me wrong. You been doin' it far too long, So goodbye, bye, bye." CHORUS She said "Tell me what it's all about." I said, "Why, why, why? It's just something you can do without. You better try, try, try." -"I can't reach you on the telephone. I can't call you when you're not at home You keep saying that you're all alone. That's a lie, lie, lie