TAKE

Take.....
Another night, another fight and he's drunk and
You're at home after going to the club and
You don't even know if what he's saying is real
Maybe it's the liquor telling you how he feels
Now here's the deal, you can't be silent
Cuz the alcohol is making him violent
And nobody knows what he does to you behind closed doors
Your business is yours
But I'm gonna tell you like this, you let it happen once
And it'll happen for months
Maybe years and plenty of tears will be shed
He'll say he's sorry in bed
But that bed will burn if it was my turn, forget the remedies
I go to extremities
While you sit and let him hit you cuz you're too damn blind
What's it gonna take to make up your mind

What's it gonna take
What's it gonna take
What's it gonna take
What's it gonna....take

Now your friends say...what's it gonna take to make up your mind
You say...damn, sorry for taking up your time
You don't listen or at least you pretend you don't
Say you're gonna leave him but they all know you won't
You understand what's really going on right
A woman can't beat a man in a fair fight
Or maybe she can if you would just leave him
But he tells you he's sorry and you believe him
He gotta sweat you every time you think that things are getting better
His attitude is just like the weather
And weather of not he's in a good mood is keeping you guessin'
And learning your lesson
But you've been taught - fought til you're black and blue
What's it gonna take to get through to you
What's it gonna take to get through to you

What's it gonna take
What's it gonna take
What's it gonna take
What's it gonna....take

You say you love me but you don't even know me
You say you need me but you just wanna own me
You say without you I ain't gonna make it
But I ain't gonna take it
I ain't gonna take it
I ain't gonna take it
I ain't gonna take it

Now he told you that he ain't gonna drink and you trusted him
But he busted in
Threw you down on the floor and he got rough
Push comes to show what's love...
Got to do with it
Love ain't supposed to hurt
Black & blue now you can't even wear a skirt
You don't flirt but still he accuses
And that's how you get your bruises
But you got excuses for him and what happens...why
Say you fell, now that's a damn lie
Get rid of that punk motherfucker while you can (girl)
And get a real man
Better yet get a gun to protect you
Cuz he doesn't respect you
And if you gotta take him out before he takes you
What's it gonna take to make you


What's it gonna take
What's it gonna take
What's it gonna take
What's it gonna....take