Can We Just Talk

You know, sometimes I
You know, I think to myself and say
"With all this shit that we're going through
See, if we could just sit down and talk now
Just maybe everything will be alright
See, we've been together too long
See, communication is what we need
Let's talk about it"

Sometimes you get on my nerves, got to me
(Do this, do that)
Yeah, running her mouth with her mama and her girlfriends
(Always telling all my business) yeah-yeah
I don't wanna walk away from a good thing, I don't wanna do it
My baby been with me all through the storm and through the rain (storm and through the rain)
See, if I walk away now, I lose everything (everything, everything)
Oh girl, there go my house, my cars, the wedding ring

So baby, can we just talk?
Talk about all the things I've been doing behind your back (can we just talk?)
Yeah, when you pulled up in the rain, girl I saw him
Tell me, who was that? (Can we just talk?)
We causing each other pain, playing too many games
Why we gotta do it like that?
We steadily pushing it back, leave her pain on my hand
Baby, can we talk about it?

It's like we're running a race with the have and have not
Yeah, I'm doing the best I can (ooh, babe)
Still, he watching the fringe, watching what they got (ha)
Hey, don't worry about that
Now God knows I ain't perfect, yet I get up every morning
Get that clock and try to work it, mm
But by the end of the week, they cut my check, I swear it ain't worth it

Lord, she still there right in the back, why she do me like that?
I'm a civil man (civil man)
Yeah, somebody tell my baby that I'm pushing, giving her the best I can
But if the loving is strong, 'cause we both in the wrong
Then baby, maybe we can make it bounce back
We can, baby, your place or mine? You just name the time

Maybe we can talk about it, can we sit down and talk?
Talk about all the things I've been doing behind your back (can we just talk?)
Yeah, uh, when you pulled up in the rain, yeah, I seen him there
Tell me, who was that? (Can we just talk?)
We causing each other pain (playing too many games)
Way too many, why we gotta do it like that?
So tell me, what's on your mind? (No more creeping and lyin')
Baby, can we- (can we just talk?)

Talk about all the things I've been doing behind your back
Tell me, can we talk about it? (Can we just talk?)
Yeah, uh, when he pulled up in the rain
God, it hurt me to my core (tell me, who was that?) (Can we just talk?)
We causing each other pain (playing too many games)
Tell me, why we gotta do it like that?
When we're both in the wrong, you're steadily pushing it back
(We gotta) we need to, we gotta talk about it, oh babe
Oh, can we just talk?

Yeah, say we gotta sit down and talk
Before all of the loving is lost, I been loving you way too right
Yeah, girl, we used to have a love so strong
And we need to get it together before all the love is gone, yeah
Girl, ain't no doubt in my mind (about it, about it, about it)
Baby, can we talk about it?
Ay, let's hold onto love y'all
Real talk, I don't wanna lose you, babe (can we just talk?)

Talk about all the things I've been doing behind your back (can we just talk?)
Yeah, uh, when he pulled up in the rain
Girl, I saw him (tell me, who was that?) (Can we just talk?)
We causing each other pain (playing too many games, too many games)
Why we gotta do it like that?
We keep on pushing it back, we gotta straighten our backs
Baby, can we talk about it? Baby, can we talk?

Yeah, it's the boss
You hear me?