[Chorus]
Why you screaming?
You know I'm not a man of war
Break the gold chain that I gave you
Throw it down on the floor
Instead of this seven page letter
I wish I had peace of mind
My friends tell me: "You should go get her"
But loving you, loving you, loving you is a waste of time
Ah, yes it is, it's a waste of time, ooh
Look at me

[Verse 1]
I need to get out of this city
I need to get to you out of my head
I need to get away from the words that you said to me
Oh baby
(Why you screaming? You know I'm not a man of war)
How could you think that I could put something
Inside of someone that I put inside you, inside you?
Even if I tried to, if I tried to
I couldn't 'cause I still smell like the last time that we...
Lovin' you, lovin' you, lovin' you is a waste of time
(Waste of time)
Oh yes it is
But lovin' you a waste of time, baby, ooh
[Verse 2]
I need to feel wanted again
I need to feel love is alive
I need to hear you say that you ain't looking for another reason to make me cry
(Why you screaming? You know I'm not a man of war)
I've been trying to make you happy, baby, ever since we were sophomores
But lovin' you, lovin' you, lovin' you is a waste of time, oh yes it is
Oh, is a waste of time, waste of time, waste of time

[Verse 3]
(If there is no future)
If there is no future
(Then there is no past)
Then there is no past
(All we've got is right now)
All we've got is right now
Let's make it last

[Chorus]
Why you screamin'?
(Can we make it last?)
You know I'm not a man of war
Break the gold chain that I gave you
Throw it down on the floor (Oh, throw it down)
Instead of this seven page letter
I wish I had peace of mind
My friends tell me: "You should go get her"
But loving you, loving you, loving you is a waste of time
Oh, oh, oh, oh
[Verse 4]
I need to get out of this city
I need to get you outta my head
I need to
How did Lenny say: I got to get away, I got to get away
Away from the words you said to me
Tryin' to take away my dignity
Peace of mind is where I should be
Instead of this seven page letter, see
If you wanna serve me a plate of blues
I won't buy you no more shoes
Donatella lace you in dresses, still
I gets no love, but I pay the bills
I will, I will pay the bills
One hundred thousand dollars and some change
I've been trying to make you happy, baby
But lovin' you, lovin' you, lovin' you
Is a waste of time

[Chorus]
Why you screaming?
You know I'm not a man of war
Break the gold chain that I gave you
Throw it down on the floor
Instead of this seven page letter
I wish I had peace of mind
Oh, my friends tell me: "You should go get her"
But loving you, loving you, loving you is a waste of time
Ooh, ooh
You know I'm not a man of war