[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

[Ad lib]
Oh yes it is, a waste of time, ooh

[Verse 1]
I need to get out of this city
I need to get 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...
I...
But lovin' you, lovin' you, lovin' you is a waste of time
(Waste of time) Oh yes it is
Lovin' you's a waste of time, baby, ooh
[Verse 2]
I need to feel wanted again
I need to feel love is alive, yeah
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]
And if there is no future then there is no past
And all we've got is right now
Oh girl, let's make it last, make it last, make it last, ooh

[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's a waste of time
(A waste of time) Waste of time

[Verse 4]
I need to get out of this city
I need to get you out of my head
I need to
I need to get away from the words that you said to me
I need to
I need to feel wanted again
Oh, I need to, huh, feel no sin, hear me
[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

[Outro]
You know I'm not a man of war