Ain't Too Proud to Beg
Funk Brothers Lyrics

I know you wanna leave me,
I am aware that you desire to leave me,

But I refuse to let you go,
However, I will not permit you to depart,

If I have to beg, plead for your sympathy,
If it is necessary for me to plead and beg for your mercy,

I don't mind 'cause you mean that much to me.
I do not object to this because you are very meaningful to me.

Ain't too proud to beg and you know it,
I am not ashamed to beg, and you know this to be true,

Please don't leave me girl,
Please do not depart from me, my love,

Don't you go,
Do not leave my side,

Now I've heard a cryin' man
I have been told that a weeping man,

Is half a man with no sense of pride,
Is only half a man who has no self-respect,

But if I have to cry to keep you,
But if I have to shed tears to keep you with me,

I don't mind weepin' if it'll keep you by my side.
I do not mind crying if it means that you will remain with me.

If I have to sleep on your doorstep all night and day
If I need to lie down on your doorstep all night and day,

Just to keep you from walking away,
So as to prevent you from leaving,

Let your friends laugh, even this I can stand,
Even if your companions mock me, I can tolerate this,

'cause I wanna keep you any way I can.
Because I want to keep you in any way possible.

Now I've got a love so deep in the pit of my heart,
I possess a love so profound in the depths of my heart,

And each day it grows more and more,
And with each passing day, this love grows even more profound,

I'm not ashamed to call and plead to you, baby,
I am not hesitant to call and beg you, my dear,

If pleading keeps you from walking out that door.
If begging ensures that you will not depart through that door.