You told me things and I believed you moreIt disappeared at times but that did matter at allThose lonely nights, I waited for your callI didn't know was that you were someone's husbandMy desire for you is strong but I won't do wrongYou're that lady's husbandMy decency prevailsYes, it does and it won't let me keep you, noSo I'm letting you go, letting you goSo I'm letting you go, letting you goYou satisfied a real desire in me without apologiesI still have those needsWell I'm a lady with class and I know my desire will passThis cannot [unverified] because you are her husbandMy desire for you is strong and I won't do wrong'Cause I know in my heart that you are heI know, I know you are her husbandThat's why I got to let you goDesire says I should but I say, no, I say, noI might not be all I want to beI've been a fool before, and I do things I deploreBut after you, if Shirley's gonna be a foolA fool for any man, that man has got to be my husbandMy desire for you is strong, and I won't do wrongSo I'm letting you go, letting you goSo I'm letting you go, letting you goBecause you are her husbandMy desire for you is strong and I won't do wrong'Cause I know in my heart that you are her husbandI know, I know you are her husbandThat's why I got to let you goDesire says I should but I say, noMy body says I should but I say noMister you say I should but I say noNo, no, no, no, no, noDesire says I should, I say no
