Baby, here I stand before you
With my heart in my hand
I want you to read it, baby
Hopin' that you'll understand
And well, baby, baby,
please don't dog me around,
don't dog me around.
You know I'd rather love you, baby,
than anyone else I know in town.
Because you're so nice and loving,
and you have such pleasing ways.
If you take me to your home,
be there, be there till my days,
that's the truth, mama.
I declare I wouldn't lie,
I wouldn't lie.
If I don't love you, baby,
I swear I hope to die.
Well, baby, baby,
don't you want a man like
me?
Well, baby,
don't you want a man like me?
A man like me, a man like you
To think about your future
Forget about your usual
The days are sad and dreary,
and the sun refused to shine
I would never be blue and lonely
if I knew that you were mine
Well, baby, we will make
everything all right
Can I have you today, baby,
or will it be tomorrow night?
This is my confession, baby,
and I'm thrilled by all your charms
And I know that I'm in heaven
when you hold me in your arms
Well, baby, can I have you by myself,
all by myself?
You were meant for me, baby.
I don't want nobody else,
nobody else but you.