Na, na, na, na, ooh Baby, take a sit Got somethin' I wanna say to you Before things get crazy, I'mma need to let out' the truth I wanna tell you, no, I have to tell you I gotta let this out before he do And before you say a word Imma need you undivided , please Until I'm finish it Just try not to say a thing Oh, In way It's just so complicated To fix my mouth and say these words to you See, it's not what are you thinking So don't jump to conclusions (And it's really not that bad) Don't wanna cause confusion Put yourself in my position Just hear me out and listen Understand my condition Gotta let you know So here I go Before You Were My Man I was chillin' with this guy Before You Were My Man Little did I know that he knew you You should understand And know my ciscumstance Didn't know he was your friend Before You Were My Man I met him at this party Sittin' in the bar, He walked right up to me Bought me some Bacardi Caught up in the moment I was feeling lonely Don't know how it happened But this was all before you were my man Now that I confess, I think that I should explain myself It lasted for so long, swear that it was nothin' else Just take a minute to take all in Even though it's hard for you to do I can tell that you're upset by the look you have upon your face Lemme apologize for takin' so long to say That your bestfriend, he was my man I know it's hard for you to understand Yeah, I know it's crazy (baby) Now when he come around You think about what went down You should've know Cause he would come through I would up and leave the room Avoiding the true Before! Yo It's crazy I had to tell you this way But it started to get obvious When he came around I'm glad I got this off my chest And I hope it doesn't change anything between us