Baby, I've been watching from a distance And everything it rings familiarly, mmm But I can't imagine what you must be thinkin' 'Cuz she can never be what I can be Oh, loneliness has really got you twisted And there's so much your eyes don't even see, yeah And then I laid my eyes upon your woman And to my surprise I saw me lookin' at me But how could you be with her? Her You don't really love her, no She 'Cuz she's not me and I I I won't stand by and watch you pretend So baby how could you? Her You don't really love her, no She 'Cuz she's not me and I I I can't stand by and watch you pretend We parted so that we could make it better 'Cuz boy, you said we needed time and space, mmm We vowed that it was only temporary But I never thought that I would be replaced Now you're living all our dreams with another And you're giving everything you promised me You're pretending we're together when we're nothing But she's not me, she can't be, no How could you be with her, oh baby? Her You don't really love her, no, no She 'Cuz she's not me and I I I can't stand by and watch you pretend So how could you play me? Her 'Cuz don't really love her, no She 'Cuz she's not me and I I I can't stand by and watch you pretend I never thought that you would be hurting this way And I never thought I'd be without you, without you You didn't have to run away to find me again 'Cuz I've always been here I am the real thing So don't you pretend, oh Her You don't really love her She 'Cuz she's not me and I I I can't stand by and watch you pretend Oh Her You don't really love her, no She 'Cuz you really love and and I I I can't stand by and let you pretend We can start again Her Ya gotta let her go baby She And bring your love to me I I want your love, I need your love You can't pretend