Lately I've been trying to figure out your mind
And why you're dissin' me
Poor little me

And why you have a change of heart
Turn it all around
And then try to put it on me

Poor little me

Don't ya know

I can be a trip
I can make things hard
But baby I believe that you've still got a heart that's why

I try to stop myself before I start
Cause I can make it tough
I can make it rough

But I won't

And I'll be giving you the benefit of the doubt

Giving you a minute to try to work it all out
And I'll be giving you the benefit of the doubt
And I'll be giving you a minute to try to work it all out


Baby work it on work it on out
Baby work it on work it on out

Oo-ooohh

Baby how could you be hangin' out on the town

And claim that you're missin me
Poor little me
When you knew all the time that you could have been

With your home girl
Lovin' and a kissin' on me
Sweet little me


Don't you know if you wanna be a man
You gotta work real hard

If you wanna make me feel like I'm your number one then
Nothin in the world should make us part
Cause we can make it work

If you take away the hurt from the heart

I'll be giving you the benefit of the doubt

And I'm giving you a minute to try to work it all out
And I'll be giving you the benefit of the doubt
And I'll be giving you a minute to try to work it all out


Baby work it on work it on out


Work it baby
(Work, work, work)
Keep tryin' to work it on out


I can be a trip but I choose not to
Deep inside of you I think there's still good in you boy

Don't gimme no reason not to trust you
Just take the benefit
Don't gimme no lip

And I'll be sweet to you

I'll be giving you the benefit of the doubt

And I'm giving you a minute to
Try to work it on out


I'll be giving you the benefit of the doubt
And I'm giving you a minute to
Try to work it on out


I'll be giving you the benefit of the doubt
(I'll be giving it to you)

And I'm giving you a minute to
Try to work it on out


I'll be giving you a minute or two
To try to work it out
(I want to work it baby)

I'll be giving you a minute or two
To try to work it out
(But don't you take too long baby)

I'll be giving you the benefit of the doubt

And I'm giving you a minute to try to work it all out
And I'll be giving you the benefit of the doubt
And I'm giving you a minute to try to work it all out

I'll be giving you the benefit of the doubt

Giving you a minute to try to work it all out
I'll be giving you the benefit of the doubt
Giving you a minute to try to work it all out

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