[Verse 1]
I went and left my baby girl a message
Said I won't be coming home
I'd rather be alone
She doesn't fully understand me
'Cause I'd rather leave than to cheat
If she gave me some time
I can be the man she needs
But there's a lot of lust inside of me
And we've been together since our teenage years
I really don't mean to hurt her
But I need some time to be alone

[Chorus]
But when you love someone
You just don't treat them bad
Oh I how I feel so sad
Now that I wanna leave

Crying her heart to me
"How could you let this be?"
I just need time to see
Where I wanna be

Sweet little dee-do-dee-dee...
I don't mean to hurt you baby
Oh no

[Verse 2]
Never did I imagine
That you would play a major part
In a decision that's so hard
Do I leave? Do I stay? Do I go?
I think about my life
And what matters to me the most
Girl the love that we share is real
But in time your heart will heal
I'm not saying I'm gone but I
Have to find what life is like
Without you
[Chorus]
But when you love someone
You just don't treat them bad
Oh I how I feel so sad
Now that I wanna leave

Crying her heart to me
"How could you let this be?"
I just need time to see
Where I wanna be
Wanna be

Sweet little dee-do-dee-dee...
I don't mean to hurt you baby

[Outro]
I don't want to hurt you
I don't want to hurt you
I don't want to hurt you baby