Ooh, hey, hey, well, well, well
Do you mind if I tell the truth for a second, y'all? (Tell the truth)
Hey, hey

Maybe I deserve
To wonder who's calling so damn late
For you to say I'm trippin', it's just a homie from upstate (said it's just a homie)
Don't he know it's one o'clock in the morning
You say it's cool, baby, it's cool

Maybe I deserve
For you to say he's coming into town (later on this evening)
And he was just wondering if you and him can hang out
I don't like it but I know I gotta trust you
It ain't cool 'cause I know it's true

Maybe I deserve
For you to go out and find some other guy
Maybe I deserve
For you to stay out with him all night
Maybe I deserve
For you to do all the things I did to you
Maybe I deserve (oh yeah)
Maybe I deserve (oh yeah)

Maybe I deserve
For you to go out and find some other guy
Maybe I deserve
For you to stay out with him all night
Maybe I deserve
For you to do all the things I did to you
Maybe I deserve (oh yeah)
Maybe I deserve (oh yeah)
Maybe I deserve

For you to put on a sexy dress
For me to ask you, "Who the hell you tryna impress?" (the hell you tryna impress)
For you to laugh it off like it ain't nothin'
I know it's something, but maybe (maybe I deserve), just maybe
To sit a home and wonder where you are
Is he kissing you, touching you, holding you, what?
To take a drink and help ease my mind
I wanna be mad (wanna be), but after all those times

Maybe I deserve
For you to go out and find some other guy
Maybe I deserve
For you to stay out with him all night
Maybe I deserve
For you to do all the things I did to you
Maybe I deserve (oh yeah)
Maybe I deserve (oh yeah)

Maybe I deserve
For you to go out and find some other guy
Maybe I deserve
For you to stay out with him all night
Maybe I deserve
For you to do all the things I did to you
Maybe I deserve (oh yeah)
Maybe I deserve (oh yeah)
Maybe I deserve

For me to ask you where you been (maybe I deserve)
For you to say I better stop trippin' (maybe I deserve)
To grab your neck until you let me know (maybe I deserve)
For you to run crying, crying out the door (maybe I deserve)
To grab my coat and chase you down the street (maybe I deserve)
To say it ain't you, it's my own insecurity (maybe I deserve)
For you to say, "Yes I cheated on you" (maybe I deserve)
I won't care 'cause after all I put you through, maybe I deserve, girl (maybe I deserve)
To be mistreated sometimes (maybe I deserve)
To even be lied to sometimes, yeah, yeah, yeah (maybe I deserve)
Maybe, maybe you should go cheat on me (maybe I deserve)
(Maybe I deserve)
(Maybe I deserve)

Maybe I should sit and wait by the phone, uh (maybe I deserve)
'Cause I paged you about 3 or 4 times (maybe I deserve)
Girl, I know, girl, I know I then put you through (maybe I deserve)
Put you through hell
And I know that I, and I know that I
I know that I, that I deserve

See, a man can't take another man pleasing our woman, oh, no, no
We can't even stand waiting by the phone, uh
But we do the same shit


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Maybe I Deserve Lyrics as written by Durrell Babbs

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    this song makes me want to stand up and sing out loud....hell yea he deserves Just like someone I know...........

    NataliazGoneCrazyon September 09, 2002   Link
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    Two wrongs don't make a right.

    Stunna14on February 28, 2006   Link
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    lol heck yes

    i_am_sheon November 23, 2007   Link
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    Tank is such a fucking good band.

    havana4saleon September 06, 2008   Link

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