Curtis Mayfield
Resentment
[Intro]
I wish I could believe you
Ooh, yeah
[Verse]
I wish I could believe you, then I'd be alright
But now everything you told me, really don't apply
To the way I feel inside
Lovin' you was easy once upon a time
But now my suspicions of you have multiplied
And it's all because you lied
[Pre-Chorus]
I may never understand why
I'm doin' the best that I can, but I
[Chorus]
Just can't seem to get over the way you hurt me
Don't know why you gave another
Who didn't mean a thing, no
Very thing you gave to me
I thought I could forgive you, and I know you've changed
As much as I wanna trust you, oh, it ain't the samе, no
As before this woman came
I lovеd you more than ever, more than my own life
The best part of me I gave you, it was sacrifice
When you broke your word that night
[Post-Chorus]
I only give you a hard time
'Cause I can't go on and pretend like
I don't remember feeling like I was no good
Like I couldn't do it for you like your mistress could, no
[Outro]
I know she was attractive, but I was here first
Been ridin' with you for five years
Why did I deserve to be treated this way by you?
I know you're probably thinkin', "What's up with me?"
This sounds like a '50s record, but that's alright with me, yeah
Oh-oh, ooh
No, no