Let's Straighten It Out

Usher

Sit yourself down boy and talk to me
Tell me what's on your mind
Don't keep on telling me everything's okay
'Cause if it was then you wouldn't be crying
You been acting real funny when I see you lately
Sitting around poutin' all day long
Now how in the world do you expect me to understand
When I not even know what's wrong

Straighten it out, let's straighten it out
Let's straighten it out
Baby
Let's straighten it out
Out
Let's straighten it out

For the last few days when I saw you baby
Oh I admit something just wasn't right
It's so many things going through my head
I didn't want to start another fight
But if your tired of people being bothered baby
In the world we'd be all alone
Instead of being apart of a problem baby
You and me oughta be getting along, yeah .

Straighten it out, Let's straighten it out
We need to straighten it out
Let's straighten it out
Me and you, you and me baby,
Baby)
Let's straighten it out
Out, ah ah, yeah,
Hey
Let's straighten it out
Woo, woo, woo, woo, woo, woo,
Yeah

Straighten it out, Let's straighten it out
Let's straighten it out, let's straighten it out baby
Let's straighten it out
I think it's time for you and me to straighten it out
Let's straighten it out
Yeah, yeah, yeah
Let's straighten it out

Now how in the world you expect me to understand
Um, when I don't even know what's wrong
Baby, baby, baby

Straighten it out, Let's straighten it out
Yeah
Yeah Ooh
Let's straighten it out
Can we straighten, can you help me babe,
Baby, baby, baby
Let's straighten it out
Can you help me sing, sing it baby,
Yeah, yeah
Oh yeah,
Yeah
Let's straighten it out
Let's straighten it out,
I want to straighten it out with you baby,
Come on,
Come on

Let's straighten it out
Oh yeah
Let's straighten it out
Let's straighten it out,
Come on, come on, come on

Straighten it out, let's straighten it out
Oh oh, yeah
Let's straighten it out
We need to straighten it out
Let's straighten it out
Let's straighten it out


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