Another Man
Barbara Mason Lyrics


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Do you remember when I said
She's got the papers and I've got the man
But the man that she had, that I took from her
Is not the manchild that we thought he was at all

Caught in the middle I don't know what to do
What can you do when your man is untrue
There's another man oh baby
In my life (in my life)
He looked very normal till I opened my eyes
The man I loved and married loves another guy
There's another man (Another man) in my life
Oh in my life
Oh ah

Another man is beating my time (Another man is beating my time)
Another man is lovin mine (Another man is lovin mine)
Another man is beating my time (Another man)
Another man is lovin mine (Another man is lovin mine)

(Another man is beating my time) I'm going crazy
(Another man is lovin mine) Crazy
(Another man is beating my time) Going crazy
(Another man is lovin mine)

You know you and I were together
I was so in love with you
But there was a little bit
Too much sugar and you were little too sweet
But then was a little bit
Too much sugar and you were too sweet

I think I wanna stay but I don't know if I can
Loving like I do and sharing with the man
There's another man (Another man)
In my live (in my life)
Oh I think I want to leave
But I can't swallow my pride
My midnight lover loves another guy

There's another man (Another man) in my life
In my life
Oh ah

Another man is beating my time (Another man is beating my time)
Another man is lovin mine (Another man is lovin mine)
Another man is beating my time (Another man is beating my time)
Another man is lovin mine (Another man is lovin mine)

(Another man is beating my time)
(Another man is lovin mine)
(Another man is beating my time)
(Another man is lovin mine)

You know I started notice
A definite strangeness
There was no sameness
He was changing
I had gone out one day and bought me a very, very sexy dress
And opened up my closet and it had dissapeared
Lord I hope the man is not wearing my
Oooh child

And I also pick up other little things
Like you and I making love the other night
I thought he was calling out my name
But it evidently it was not my name

And I passed him on the steps one day
And he was switching more than I was
And I even caught him holding hands
Walking right down market street
We all know what market street is
He was so desirable
And this's gonna be such a waste

You know when you think everything is in place
And what you think you have is not what you really have at all
Because in my case what I thought I had was not a entire whole man
But a facsimile there of (ohh)
Wasn't the clothing or nothin', you know, I'm not

There was a certain kind of a way that he talked to me
His voice went up
You know, at first he was talking like, YEAH BABY
Then he went hello
And it kept going up and down
And there must have been, I figured, a defect
Of not when he was created
But somewhere down the line
Something went wrong

(Another man is beating my time)
(Another man is lovin mine)
(Another man is beating my time)
(Another man is lovin mine)

Another man is beating my time (Another man is beating my time)
Another man is lovin mine (Another man is lovin mine)




Another man is beating my time (Another man is beating my time)
Another man is lovin mine (Another man is lovin mine)

Overall Meaning

The lyrics to Barbara Mason's Another Man talk about a woman who is caught in a love triangle. She thought she had the man of her dreams, but as time passes, she discovers that he is seeing another man. She is heartbroken and cannot decide what to do: stay with him or leave him. She feels like another man is beating her time and loving what is supposed to be hers. The chorus repeats this message. The woman expresses her confusion and frustration with the situation, as she thought she had everything in place but is now realizing that what she thought she had is not what she really had at all. She is feeling helpless and going crazy because of the situation.


Line by Line Meaning

Do you remember when I said
Do you recall when I stated


She's got the papers and I've got the man
She has the legal documents, and I have the partner


But the man that she had, that I took from her Is not the man-child that we thought he was at all
However, the man she had and whom I took from her was not the person we believed him to be


Caught in the middle I don't know what to do What can you do when your man is untrue
Stuck in between, unsure of what to do What are your options when your partner is unfaithful


There's another man oh baby In my life (in my life) He looked very normal till I opened my eyes The man I loved and married loves another guy There's another man (Another man) in my life Oh in my life Oh ah
There is another man, oh dear Existing in my life At first, he appeared ordinary until I realized The man I loved and wed is now in love with another male There is another man living alongside me Oh, in my life Oh, ah


Another man is beating my time (Another man is beating my time) Another man is lovin mine (Another man is lovin mine) Another man is beating my time (Another man) Another man is lovin mine (Another man is lovin mine)
Another man is taking up my time Another man is loving mine Another man is taking up my time Another man is loving mine


(Another man is beating my time) I'm going crazy (Another man is lovin mine) Crazy (Another man is beating my time) Going crazy (Another man is lovin mine)
(Another man is taking up my time) I'm feeling insane (Another man is loving mine) Crazy (Another man is taking up my time) Losing it (Another man is loving mine)


You know you and I were together I was so in love with you But there was a little bit Too much sugar and you were little too sweet But then was a little bit Too much sugar and you were too sweet
You and I were a pair, you know I loved you so much However, there was a slight problem You were a bit too perfect, a little too sweet And actually, it was a bit too excessive


I think I wanna stay but I don't know if I can Loving like I do and sharing with the man
I want to stick around, yeah But I don't know if I can Loving as I do and sharing with my male partner


There's another man (Another man) In my live (in my life) Oh I think I want to leave But I can't swallow my pride My midnight lover loves another guy
There's another man (Another man) beside me In my life, oh I want to go, but I can't bury my ego My partner is now in love with another man


You know I started notice A definite strangeness There was no sameness He was changing
You know, I began to observe Something strange He was behaving differently, and there was a lack of familiarity


I had gone out one day and bought me a very, very sexy dress And opened up my closet and it had disappeared Lord I hope the man is not wearing my Ooh child
One day I went shopping and bought myself a sexy dress Later, I opened my closet, and it was gone Dear God, I hope my partner isn't wearing it Ooh child


And I also pick up other little things Like you and I making love the other night I thought he was calling out my name But it evidently it was not my name
I noticed several other small things too Like when we made love the other night I thought he was calling me by name But it seems that it was someone else's name


And I passed him on the steps one day And he was switching more than I was And I even caught him holding hands Walking right down market street We all know what market street is He was so desirable And this's gonna be such a waste
One day I crossed paths with him on the stairs And he was acting more erratic than I was I even saw him holding another person's hand Walking down Market Street We're all familiar with Market Street He was so desirable And it's going to end up being such a waste


You know when you think everything is in place And what you think you have is not what you really have at all Because in my case what I thought I had was not a entire whole man But a facsimile there of (ohh) Wasn't the clothing or nothin', you know, I'm not There was a certain kind of a way that he talked to me His voice went up You know, at first he was talking like, YEAH BABY Then he went hello And it kept going up and down And there must have been, I figured, a defect Of not when he was created But somewhere down the line Something went wrong
You know how it is when you believe you have everything in order And what you believe you have isn't actually what you have Because, in my situation, what I believed I had was not an entire man But a replica of him (ohh) It wasn't about his clothing or anything like that, you see There was a certain manner in which he spoke to me His voice changed At first, he spoke like a normal person, then he said, 'hello' And it continued to fluctuate I realized there must have been an abnormality Not when he was born, but at some point Something went wrong




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