4 Minutes

Hold up, hold up, listen
Slow down, slow down
Listen, give me ten minutes
Well gimme five minutes, alright
But before you leave, I just need these last four minutes

Pardon me if I'm talking fast
And stumbling all over my words
I heard you were leaving town
I thought I'd be the one to know first
If you have a minute, let me talk to you and see what's going on
Don't say it's nothing when it's something that's gone wrong

Now let me explain, but I don't know what to say
'Cause I don't know what the hell happened
I come in the house to try to work it out

And all you're doing is packing
Close your suitcase let me think straight
Damn, what could be the reason?
Baby talk me, I'm almost outta time

I only got four minutes to do what I gotta do
To prove to you that I'm gonna do anything
Only got four minutes to say what I gotta say
To make you stay and show you that I done change

'Cause in four minutes I'll never have my girl again
In four minutes Imma lose her to some other man
Four no less no more
I'm just praying cause the clock's ticking
Only got four minutes to go

Who are these people I don't know in my house
And they're scratching my floors
Takin' furniture outside and the U-Haul pull up to my door
What's the reason that I get this feelin' that you can't keep it real with me
Is it cause of the prime relationships I had off in the streets?

Never mind that this is your conscience speaking
And you need to get your girl back
You gotta find a way to try to get to her heart
I'm takin' suggestions I've learned my lesson
Think conscience, you're my last lifeline
I'm down to my last second

I only got four minutes to do what I gotta do
To prove to you that I'm gonna do anything
I only got four minutes to say what I gotta say
To make you stay and show you that I done change (I'm a changed man)

Cause in four minutes I'll never have my girl again
In four minutes Imma lose her to some other man (I'll be all alone)
Four no less no more
I'm just prayin 'cause the clock's ticking
Only got four minutes to go

I've done things in my past
I thought this love would last
But I can't let you go, baby
You're my everything lady
The reason I smile and the reason I talk, baby
The reason I breathe, the only one for me, yeah

You can't go through with this
If you left me, my life wouldn't exist
'Cause I'm still in love with you
And that's my word, I don't give a damn what you heard
Oh, baby, I'll be true

I only got four minutes
And I'm running out of time
I only got four minutes
I only got four minutes

Four minutes I'll never have my girl again (I'll never have)
In four minutes, Imma lose her to some other man (Imma lose her)
Four no less no more
And I just can't take it (I don't want it happen I won't let it happen)

Only got four minutes to tell you everything I love about you
Four minutes to say I need you, I can't live without you
I'm out of time, gotta say what's on my mind
Just to keep you in my life

Damn, I'm out of time