Just Be A Man About It

[Dr. Dre] N.C. Hey hey hold up a minute Let me stop up here and use this pay phnoe real quick [* Telephone dialing * ] [* Sighs *] Hey hey Toni it’s me I was just calling ya know Just calling to let you know don’t wait up for me tonight I mean I just got a lot of things on my mind I gotta think about you know Just umm I’ll be over Brian’s house You know just for tonight I mean I know things are different but you know It’s not you it’s me you know it’s really me you know And basically I just think I’mma need some space [Toni Braxton] Why you calling me on the phone Why you’re not at home on time    You say you’re staying over your friends Cause you’ve got a lot on your mind Now you’re swearing up and down that it ain’t me So you say that things have changed So tell me what exactly does it mean When you say you need your space Just don’t make no excuses no no [Hook] Why you gotta lie to me (Just be a man about it) Baby you don’t gotta lie to me no (Just be a man about it) If you wanna leave (Why do you wanna leave) go on (Just be a man about it) Come and grab your things (So come and get your things and leave) And go on right now whoo (Just be a man about it) Yeah yeah yeah [Dr. Dre] I mean you gotta understand I love you You know what I’m saying And I love you enough to say that I think I think you deserve somebody better than me you know And right now I can’t give you what you need you know I mean I wanna love you and I’m gonna love you One day but you know... I mean you just gotta understand where I’m coming from [Toni Braxton] You say right now that you’re not what I’m looking for And what you really need is time to grow    You’re promising that one day you may come around And I’m supposed to let that go But where the hell do you get off Telling me your mama said I’m not what you need     Tell you what since she knows it all Then that’s where you need to be Just don’t make no excuses no no [Hook] Why you gotta lie to me (Just be a man about it) Baby you don’t gotta lie to me no (Just be a man about it) If you wanna leave (Why do you wanna leave) go on (Just be a man about it) Come and grab your things (So come and get your things and leave) And go on right now whoo (Just be a man about it) [Toni Braxton] Can you tell me how You can say you’re in love And then treat me so bad Boy you know it just ain’t right I cannot believe the way you handled things You want to lie If you were a man... [Hook to fade] Why you gotta lie to me (Just be a man about it) (Just be a man about it baby) You don’t gotta lie to me (Just be a man about it) (You ain’t gotta lie to me no no baby) Why do you wanna leave (Just be a man about it) (If you wanna go grab your things and leave now) So come and get your things and leave (Just be a man about it) (Don’t wanna stay don’t wanna be no more lying) (If you wanna go on and leave just be a man about it) Why you gotta lie to me (Just be a man about it) (You ain’t gotta be here so leave no) You don’t gotta lie to me (Just be a man about it) (Baby just be a man whoo) Why do you wanna leave (Just be a man about it) So come and get your things and leave (Just be a man about it)