Alone lyrics

Song information

Artist: Mary J. Blige
Album: Breakthrough

Lyrics

[Mary's verse]
Baby, can i
Talk to you
For a minute
Listen

Boy you had
Me fooled
I can't
Believe you
Cause you never
Done anything
That I ask
Of you
Always talking like
I just can't do right
Blaming me
For everything
Boy, that just
Ain't right

[Mary's chorus]

Cause, I can't do
This alone
(I don't know what to do)
Alone
(I'm tryna stay wit you)
It's not all about you
Boy, I can't do
This alone
[I can't do this alone]
(You makin' this harder)
Alone
[I can't do this so]
(Boy, I'm bout to leave ya)
(Cause I can't do this)
Alone
Alone

[Dave's verse]

And I gave
You everything
I had and I never
Yeah
Said nothin'
Did everything
For you
What did you do
Nothin'
Then you
Got the nerve
To wanna run
Your mouth
Like I ain't never
Held ya down
Baby, what did I do
To deserve this
Cause I put you
On a shelf
Girl, I need help
Cause I can't
Do this alone, baby

[Dave's chorus]

Cause, I can't do
This alone
(I don't know what to do)
Alone
(I'm tryna stay wit you)
It's not all about you
(Oh, I can't do it)
Girl, I can't do
This alone
[I can't do this alone]
(You're makin' this harder)
Alone
[I can't do this so]
(Girl, I'm bout to leave ya)
(I can't do this)
Alone
Alone

Bridge:

[Mary]

And I tried
To work this out
(I'm tryna work this out)
But boy
You changin' now
(Oh, you changin' now)
What do I do?
(What do I do?)
I'm so confused
(I'm so confused, baby)

[Dave]
And I tried
To work this out
(And I tried it all)
But girl
You changin' now
[Mary]
So did i
[Dave]
What do I do?
[Mary]
What did I do?
[Dave & mary]
I'm so confused
[Mary]
I can't do this alone

[Mary & dave chorus 4x]

[Mary]
But I'm tryna
Stay with you, yeah
No, no it's not
All about ya

[Dave]
I tried everything
I've done everything
But I can't do this
No more

[Mary]
I feel ya
I feel ya

[Dave & mary]
Baby, help me
Baby, help me

[Mary]
It's not
All about you
No, no, no, no

[Dave]
I wanna
Stay together

[Mary]
I wanna
Stay together, too

[Dave]
Girl I'm 'bout to leave

[Mary]
I'm 'bout to leave you, too

[Dave]
Cause I can't
Do this alone

[Mary]
I don't know
What to do
Cause boy
I'm so
Tired of you
Yeah, yeah, yeah

[Dave]
Said I don't
Know what to do
Girl, I'm so
Tired of you

[Mary]
Do what
You gotta do
Cause i
Cause I can't
Do this alone

[Dave]
I tried everything
But I can't
Do it no more

[Mary]
It's not
All about you
And I can't

[Dave]
It took
Me so long
What I'm
Suppose to do

[Mary]
I don't know

[Dave]
But I gotta
Leave you

[Mary]
I don't know
What to tell ya
Cause I can't
Do it

[Dave]
Said I can't
Do this
Alone

[Dave & mary]
Said I can't
Do this
Alone

[Mary]
Said I tried
Everything
I've done
Everything
Oh hoo
What we gonna do, baby?