Well the changing of the guard is oh so real But before I go I wanna tell you how I feel I gave you the chance to build a life worth living But you cut off the love like a vine that can never grow back Oh I used to go away And come back, back another day But now I don't know how long I'm gonna be gone Yeah, yeah But I'm gonna be gone Yeah, yeah I held on like a dog for life and limb And our burning house cast shapes upon the scrim I gave you the chance to build a life worth building But you smashed all the plants up and now they can never grow back You had fun stringing me along But oh no, player, you were wrong But now I don't know how long I'm gonna be gone Yeah, yeah But I'm gonna be gone Yeah, yeah Now woman I wanna tell you something I ain't never seen the likes of you before So I was willing to stand still while you pushed me But you finally pushed me out the door So I wanna hear you say it (Say it, yeah) And I wanna hear you beg me (Beg me, yeah) Oh I used to go away And come back, back another day But now I don't know how long I'm gonna be gone Yeah, yeah But I'm gonna be gone Yeah, yeah But I'm gonna be gone Yeah, yeah But I'm gonna be gone Yeah, yeah