[Intro]
Girl, I done everything for you that a guy can do
And I just can't understand why you can't be true

[Chorus]
I've been trying (I've been trying)
Lord knows that I've been trying
To understand why (Understand)
Can I be your only man?

[Verse 1]
Oh, you said you loved me (You said you loved me, girl)
So sincere that I believed you loved me
Yet I can't understand why (Understand)
Can I be your only man?

[Verse 2]
Day after day, you treat me the old way
And I wanna go, but my heart says no
You act so strange, but my love still remain
It says "Keep on tryin', boy"
"She's gonna change" (She's gonna change, now)

[Chorus]
And I've been trying (I've been trying)
Lord knows that I've been trying
To understand why (Understand)
Can I be your only man?
[Post-Chorus]
And I've been trying, girl
I've been trying, girl
I've been trying
Trying to understand
(Can't you see the man has been trying?)
Why can't I be your only man?
(Can you stand to see him crying?)
I've been trying, girl
(Can't you see the man has been trying?)
Trying to figure out
(Can't you see the man has been trying?)
But your little kisses all about
(Can you stand to see him crying?)
I've been trying, girl
(Can't you see the man has been trying?)
I've been trying

[Outro]
(Can't you see the man has been trying?)
Been trying
(Can you stand to see him crying?)
And I'm still-still trying
(Can't you see the man has been trying?)
Woah-woah-woah
I've been trying
(Can't you see the man has been trying?)