Ain't Too Proud to Beg
Funk Brothers & Ben Harper Lyrics
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But I refuse to let you go,
If I have to beg, plead for your sympathy,
I don't mind 'cause you mean that much to me.
Ain't too proud to beg and you know it,
Please don't leave me girl,
Don't you go,
Please don't leave me, girl,
Don't you go.
Now I've heard a cryin' man
Is half a man with no sense of pride,
But if I have to cry to keep you,
I don't mind weepin' if it'll keep you by my side.
Ain't too proud to beg and you know it,
Please don't leave me girl,
Don't you go,
Ain't too proud to plead, baby, baby,
Please don't leave me, girl,
Don't you go.
If I have to sleep on your doorstep all night and day
Just to keep you from walking away,
Let your friends laugh, even this I can stand,
'cause I wanna keep you any way I can.
Ain't too proud to beg and you know it,
Please don't leave me girl,
Don't you go,
Ain't too proud to plead, baby, baby,
Please don't leave me, girl,
Don't you go.
Now I've got a love so deep in the pit of my heart,
And each day it grows more and more,
I'm not ashamed to call and plead to you, baby,
If pleading keeps you from walking out that door.
Ain't too proud to beg and you know it,
Please don't leave me girl,
Don't you go,
Ain't too proud to plead, baby, baby,
Please don't leave me, girl,
Don't you go.
The song "Ain't Too Proud to Beg" by Funk Brothers & Ben Harper is about a relationship that is on the rocks and one person's desperate plea to try to save it. The lyrics express the singer's determination to keep their lover from leaving and their willingness to beg and plead for their sympathy to make it happen. The singer acknowledges that some might see their actions as pathetic or weak, but they don't care because their love for this person is too strong to let them go without a fight.
The chorus repeats the phrase "Ain't too proud to beg" and emphasizes the singer's plea for their lover to stay. The lyrics suggest that the singer will do anything to keep their lover, including sleeping on their doorstep and enduring the ridicule of their friends. The singer's love for this person is so deep that they are willing to put aside their pride and plead for them to stay.
Overall, the song is a powerful expression of love and a testament to the lengths that people will go to keep someone they truly care for. It is a reminder that sometimes it's okay to humble oneself and admit vulnerability in the face of love.
Line by Line Meaning
I know you wanna leave me,
I am aware of the fact that you want to end our relationship,
But I refuse to let you go,
However, I am not willing to let you leave me,
If I have to beg, plead for your sympathy,
Even if I have to beg and plead for your understanding or compassion,
I don't mind 'cause you mean that much to me.
I am willing to go to great lengths for you because you are very important to me.
Ain't too proud to beg and you know it,
I am not too ashamed to beg for your forgiveness or to ask you to stay with me,
Please don't leave me girl,
I am pleading with you not to leave me,
Don't you go,
I do not want you to leave me,
Now I've heard a cryin' man
I know some people say that a man who cries is weak,
Is half a man with no sense of pride,
And that he has no pride or self-respect,
But if I have to cry to keep you,
Yet, I am willing to cry if that's what it takes to keep you in my life,
I don't mind weepin' if it'll keep you by my side.
I am not ashamed to cry if it means that you will stay with me.
If I have to sleep on your doorstep all night and day
Even if I have to sleep outside your door day and night,
Just to keep you from walking away,
Just to prevent you from leaving me,
Let your friends laugh, even this I can stand,
Even if your friends or others make fun of me, I can handle it,
'cause I wanna keep you any way I can.
Because I want to keep you in my life by any means necessary.
Now I've got a love so deep in the pit of my heart,
My love for you is so strong and intense,
And each day it grows more and more,
And it continues to grow with each passing day,
I'm not ashamed to call and plead to you, baby,
I am not embarrassed to call and beg for your forgiveness or to ask you to stay with me,
If pleading keeps you from walking out that door.
If begging and pleading are what it takes to prevent you from leaving me, I am willing to do so.
Lyrics © Sony/ATV Music Publishing LLC
Written by: Norman Whitfield, Edward Jr. Holland
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