Before the tears I've cried

Have even dried

She'll be with him

They'll look in each other's eyes

And with her lips still warm with lies

She'll kiss him



And though she knows she's wrong

She just keeps on

Keepin' me hangin' on

Tell me:



What's a man to do

When the one he's promised to

Finds somebody new

Should I just stand by

Watch the love I've lived for die

Lord I wish I knew

Tell me what's a man to do



Maybe I'll make a stand

Or should I just wash my hands

Of her forever

But I've never been alone

Except for here at home

When they're together



And though I know it's wrong

I let her go on

Keepin' me hangin' on



What's a man to do

When the one he's promised to

Finds somebody new

Should I just stand by

Watch the love I've lived for die

Lord I wish I knew

Tell me what's a man to do