Thank god almighty the world gave me a friend
Feels like I'm coming of age all over again

Tonight you'll go home and pleasure yourself to the thought of me
Presumptuous I know but its not a question of modesty
And certainly not for the lack of me
I've made myself available and ready
To do the hard work that it can be
The hard work to make a woman happy

All the secrets of universe
Come down to there's really nothing wrong with me
And the mystery of how a woman works
Is just beyond me

I can't afford you to stay
I can't afford you to go away

Tonight I'll go home and I'll pleasure myself to the thought of you
You'll go home and fall right asleep
Before I would have told you
Hell I could always speak my mind
Now when I see you, I speak politely

I asked you not to take it personally
You said "hey I don't"
It'll be easier not to love you
So I won't

I can't afford you to stay
I can't afford you to go away

Strangers pat ya on the back and say, “hey man you're gonna be a star!
But with no cheerleader in your corner you're really just another dude in a big city, with a fuckin guitar
How many singers with a dream are just perverts with agendas?
Oh no, not me
That's why I appreciated you seeing me the way I wanted to be seen
It's ok that you're happy now, happier without me

I can't afford you to stay
I can't afford you to go away