Ain't Too Proud to Beg
T.J. Wilkins Lyrics


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I know you wanna leave me,
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,
Ain't too proud to plead, baby, baby,
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.

Overall Meaning

The lyrics to T.J. Wilkins's Ain't Too Proud To Beg portray a man pleading to his lover to stay with him. He acknowledges that he knows she wants to leave, but he refuses to let her go because she means too much to him. He's willing to beg and plead for her sympathy, saying he doesn't mind weeping if it'll keep her by his side. He's not too proud to beg, and he's not too proud to plead either. He's willing to do whatever it takes to keep her from leaving.


The song talks about the vulnerability and the sense of loss that comes with the prospect of losing someone you love. It's about the lengths someone would go to keep their love from slipping away. The lyrics also suggest that the man is willing to compromise his dignity and pride for the sake of love. The lines, "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" underscore this point.


Overall, the song is an emotional ballad about the power of love to make people do things that they may not have done otherwise.


Line by Line Meaning

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


But I refuse to let you go,
However, I insist on not letting you leave me,


If I have to beg, plead for your sympathy,
I am ready to implore and beseech you for your care and concern,


I don't mind 'cause you mean that much to me.
I do not mind doing so because of the significance you hold for me.


Ain't too proud to beg and you know it,
I am not ashamed of having to beg, and you understand my position,


Please don't leave me girl,
I beg you not to leave me,


Don't you go,
Please do not depart,


Now I've heard a cryin' man
I have heard that a man who cries


Is half a man with no sense of pride,
Is not a complete man and has lost his dignity,


But if I have to cry to keep you,
However, I am willing to shed tears if that's what it takes to keep you,


I don't mind weepin' if it'll keep you by my side.
I am not averse to weeping if it means I can still have you with me.


If I have to sleep on your doorstep all night and day
I am willing to withstand sleeping on your doorstep day and night


Just to keep you from walking away,
just to prevent you from walking away,


Let your friends laugh, even this I can stand,
Even if your friends mock me, I am ready to bear it,


'cause I wanna keep you any way I can.
because I want to hold on to you by any means possible.


Now I've got a love so deep in the pit of my heart,
Now, I have love that's so intense and profound in my heart,


And each day it grows more and more,
And every day, that love grows stronger and stronger.


I'm not ashamed to call and plead to you, baby,
I am not embarrassed to call and implore you, my darling


If pleading keeps you from walking out that door.
If begging is what it takes to stop you from leaving me,




Lyrics © EMI Music Publishing
Written by: Holland, Edward, Jr. James / Whitfield, Norman J.

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