Written by chuck jackson and marvin yancy TonightiI just want to talk to the ladiesoh fellows your cool but girls If you've got a good manyou'd better keep him Oh I know you're saying right nowwhat does she know Who is she to tell me about my situationwellI don't know your situation But whatever it isyou should try to stay together You know that big argument that you had the other nightremember Welltoday it's not nothingjust don't let him leave you honey Cause then you'll find out that it wasn't those real big things you loved about him It was the real small thingsgo on and laugh but it's true You knowthings that you've seen a thousand times around the house But never paid any attention tolike helping with the groceries And helping in the yard and painting and repairing and huhpaying the bills But you know nowall I have is memories and regrets I could have given our love a chance to grow but no I had to challenge it and be heard (oh)let me tell you something That female liberation stuffI don't knowsometimes I don't think it's worth it And I'm really feelingfeeling kind of bad yaulI'm catching hell living here alone HmmI never realizedoh lordthat you mean so much to me I'm catching hell living here aloneI want you to come back baby Come back cause here's where you belongoh yeah If I could replayif I could replay that whole scene againoh well You know that I would nevernever say it againthat our loveour love is at it's end And ohyou know that I would kind of ease on backyes I would And let confusion pass on byI took moves welloh yeah Without one good reason whyI'm catching hellcatching hell Lord I'm livinglivingliving here alonealoneloneI didn't believe it could be You know all the pressure on meall the timeohI'm catching hellwellwell Living here aloneloneloneloneloneloneloneto tell you the truth To tell you the truth I'm going out of my mind---yeahoh do you hear me tonight I don't have too (this is my story) much more to say except Somebody (heythis is my song) told me that if you've got something That's good to you and you don't use it (sadsad) you might lose it (sadsong) (songso sad) so girls hold on to your good thing (oh)(you gotta hold on a little bit now) And don't let gooh---do you hear me tonightit's so sad living alone Living alone (hmm)hold on to your good thinghold on(wellwell) oh yeah Yeahyeahyeah---ohohohlordylordy do you know what it's like Catching hell(somebody turn up the microphoneoh---)ohnononononono