I had a man He was a good man That is, you see, what I mean is I thought he was a good man I had a friend She was a good friend I told my friend 'bout my man 'cause I thought she was a good friend Life was sweet Didn't I have my man? World complete Then the fireworks began Ain't got no man Ain't got no friend I bet you can guess Just exactly what happened That was the end The end of my friend The end of my man And darn near the end of me Life was sweet Didn't I have my man? World complete Then the fireworks began Ain't got no man Ain't got no friend I bet you can guess Just exactly what happened That was the end The end of my friend The end of my man And darn near the end of me