It was only last June when her old man ran away She couldn't stop crying 'cause she knew he was gone to stay It was ten thirty-five on a lonely Friday night She was standing by the bar She was lookin' alright, yeah I asked her if she wanted to dance And she said that all she wanted was a good man And wanted to know if I thought I was qualified, yeah And I said baby, don't waste your time I know what's on your mind I may be qualified for a one-night stand But I could never take the place of your man ♪ It hurt me so bad when she told me with tears in her eyes He was all she ever had and now she wanted to die He left her with a baby and another one on the way, yeah She couldn't stop crying 'cause she knew he was gone to stay, yeah She asked me if we could be friends And I said oh, honey baby, that's a dead end You know and I know that we wouldn't be satisfied, no And I said baby, don't waste your time I know what's on your mind You wouldn't be satisfied with a one night stand And I could never take the place of your man ♪ Yeah, yeah, the place of your man ♪ One, two, one, two