He'll Have to Go
Solomon Burke Lyrics

Put your sweet lips a little closer to the phone.
Come in closer to the phone, pretend that we are together having an intimate conversation.

Let's pretend that we're together, all alone.
Imagine ourselves in private despite circumstances that keep us apart.

I'll tell the man to turn the jukebox way down low,
I'll ask the person responsible for the jukebox to lower the volume way down.

And you can tell your friend there with you he'll have to go.
You need to send the person who is with you away or break things off with them.

Whisper to me, tell me do you love me true,
Confess your true feelings to me, tell me if you really love me.

Or is he holding you the way I do?
Are you being held the same way by someone else that I would hold you?

Tho' love is blind, make up your mind, I've got to know,
Love can make things unclear, but you need to make a decision because I can't wait any longer.

Should I hang up, or will you tell him he'll have to go?
Should I end the call, or are you going to break things off with the other person and be with me?

You can't say the words I want to hear
I can't hear the words I want to hear from you.

While you're with another man,
While you are with someone else.

If you want me, answer "yes" or "no,"
If you want to be with me, give me a clear answer, "yes" or "no".

Darling, I will understand.
I will comprehend and empathize with whatever choice you make.