It was only last year when her old man ran away
She couldn’t stop cryin’ ‘cause she knew he was gone to stay
10:35 on a lonely Friday night
She was standin’ by the bar
Ooh, she was lookin’ alright
I asked her if she wanted to dance
And she said all she wanted was a good man
She wanted to know if I thought I was qualified
And I said "Baby, don’t waste your time
I know what’s on your mind
I may be qualified for a one-night stand
But I could never take the place of your man."
Hurt me so bad as she told me with tears in her eyes
He was all she ever had and now she wanted to die
Left her with a baby and another one on the way
She couldn’t stop cryin’ ‘cause she knew he was gone to stay
She asked me if we could be friends
And I said "Aw, honey baby, that’s a dead end
You know and I know
You wouldn’t be satisfied"
And I said "Baby, don’t waste your time
I know what’s on your mind
You wouldn’t be satisfied with a one-night stand
But I could never take the place of your man."
The place of your man