Text: Mary J. Blige. Alone.

(featuring Dave Young)

(Mary):
Baby, can I talk to you for a minute?
Ohhh...
Ohh...
Listen...

Verse 1:(Mary)
Boy, you had me fooled.
I can't believe you.
Cuz' you never done anything that I asked of you.
Always talking like I just can't do right.
Blaming me for everything and that just ain't right.
Cuz I...

Chorus:(Mary)
Cuz' I can't do this alone.(I don't know what to do.)
Alone.(I'm tryna stay with you.)
It's not all about you.(Ohhh)
Boy, I can't do this alone.(You're making this harder.)
Alone.(Boy, I'm bout to leave ya)
(Cuz I can't do this alone)
Alone...
Alone...
Alone.

Verse 2: (Dave)
And I gave you everything I had.
Yeah.
And I never said nothing.
Did everything for you.
What did you do?
Nothing.
Then you got the nerve to wanna run your mouth.
Like I ain't never held you down.
Baby, what did I do to deserve this?
Cuz' I put you on a shelf.
Girl, I need help.
Cuz' I can't do this alone, baby.

Chorus:(Dave)
Cuz' I can't do this alone.(I don't know what to do.)
Alone.(I'm tryna stay with you.)
It's not all about you.(No, I can't do it)
Girl, I can't do this alone.(You're making this harder)
Alone.(Girl, I'm bout to leave ya)
(I can't do this alone)
Alone...
Alone...
Alone.

Bridge:
(Mary):
And I tried to work this out.(I'm tryna work this out)
But boy you're changing now.(Oh, you're changing now)
What do I do? (What do I do?)
I'm so confused.(I'm so confused, baby)

(Both):
(And I tried to work this out.)
(Dave): I tried it all.
(But girl, you're changing now.)
(Mary): So did I.
(What do I do?)
(Dave): What do I do?
(I'm so confused.)
(Mary): What do I do?
(Mary):I can't do this alone.

Chorus:(Both)
Cuz' I can't do this alone.
Alone.
(Mary: But I'm tryna stay with you, yeah.)
It's not all about you.
(Mary: No no no, it's not all about you.)
Boy, I can't do this alone.
(Dave: I tried everything.)
(Mary:Ohh...)
Alone.
(Dave: I've done everything.)
(Mary: Ohh...)
(Dave: But I can't do this alone.)
Alone...(Mary: I feel ya)
Alone...(Mary: I feel ya)
Alone.

Chorus:(Both)
Cuz' I can't do this alone.
(Both: Baby help me)
Alone.
(Mary: Baby help me.)
It's not all about you.
(Mary: It's not all about you no, no, no, no)
Boy, I can't do this alone.
(Dave): I wanna stay together.)
Alone.
(Mary: I wanna stay together too.)
(Dave: Girl, I'm bout to leave ya.)
(Mary: I'm bout to leave you too.)
Alone...(Dave: Cuz I can't do this alone.)
Alone...(Mary: Ohhh....)
Alone.

(Mary):
I don't know what to do.
Cuz' boy I'm so tired of you.
Yeah, yeah, yeah, yeah.
Ohh...

(Both):
(Dave):Oh, said I don't know what to do.
(Mary): Ohh...
(Dave): Girl, I'm so tired of you.
(Mary): Do what you gotta do.
(Mary): Cuz I, I can't do this alone.

Chorus: (Both)
Cuz' I can't do this alone.
Alone.
(Dave):Oh I tried everything but I can't do it no no.
It's not all about you.
(Mary): It's not all about you.
Boy, I can't do this alone.
(Mary): And I
Alone.
(Dave): Been here so long, what I'm suppose to do?
(Mary): I don't know.
(Dave): Girl, I gotta leave you.
(Mary): I don't know what to tell you.
(Dave): Ohh...
(Mary): Cuz I can't do it.
Alone...
Alone...
Alone.

(Dave): Said I can't do this alone.
(Both): Said I can't do this alone.
(Mary): Said I tried everything.
(Mary): I've done everything.
(Mary): Ohh, what we gonna do baby?