You see, the terrible thing
about being in love with a married man
is the fact that you can't see him
when you really want to
and that can get to you sometimes
Late in the midnight hour
when you really feel
like you need a little loving
the man ain't nowhere around
and that can get to you sometimes
Early in the morning
when you really feel
like you need someone to hold on to
the man ain't nowhere around
and that can really get to you sometimes
But what gets to you most of all
is when the holidays roll around
You gotta always be by yourself
'cause that's the time
when the families get together
All the in-laws come to visit
so he has to stay home
and play the part
of the good and faithful husband
But I ain't worried about it
'cause I found out that
when a man starts tipping away from home
somebody at home has fallen down
on the homefront
That's because when those women marry
these men, they have a tendency
to take advantage of them
They forget about all the sweet things
they say to get them
that they have to keep on saying
them to keep them
'Cause you got
a whole lot of women out there these days
just like me who will tell a man anything
in the world he feel like he might wanna hear
I know, 'cause I'm going
with a married man and last New Year's Eve
I was lonesome as a micky ficky
But J1, the man came on in
like he was supposed to
And I don't mind waiting that one day
'cause anything worth having
is worth waiting on
So when the man came in, J1
I was right there waiting on him
to tell him them sweet things
his wife haven't told him over the holidays
And you can think
of a whole lot of good stuff
to tell a nigga when you're by yourself
So the minute my man came in the door, J1
I start laying it on him
I said ooh, baby
Ooh, baby
Ooh, baby
My baby
You're the sweetest thing I know, yes you are
You dim the rainbow's glow, yes you do, baby
There ain't no power, no power
no power on this earth
To ever, oh, oh Lord, separate us, baby
'Cause you are my sunshine
my only little sunshine
You are my sunshine, my sunshine
And I love you, baby
I can't help but love you, baby
I love you, baby
I couldn't give up if I wanted to

You know I don't wanna leave you
with a one-sided conception over this thing
Anyone out there in my shoes this evening
I want you to know what I'm talking about
I want you to know there's two sides
to this thing
There's a good side to being in love
with a married man and I like it
'cause you see
When you're going with a married man
he can come over two or three times a week
and give you a little bit
That means you're two up on the wife already
'cause once you marry one
you don't get it but once a week
Another sweet thing is on pay day
he can come over and give you
a little bread and I like that
But the sweetest thing
about the whole situation
is the fact that when you go to the Laundromat
You don't have to wash
nobody's funky drawers but your own
and I like it like that
I wanna keep my situation just the way it is
And to make sure it stays like that
when my man comes over here
two or three times a week to give me my piece
I set the clock
so he can get up and go home on time
don't want him to be late
Sometimes it'd be kind of hard for me to do
but I'll force myself anyway. I tell him
Listen to the clock on the wall
Hey, hey
Listen to the clock on the wall right now, baby
Tick on, clock
Listen to the clock on the wall
Hey, hey
Oh, forget about the clock on the wall
I don't wanna be right this morning