When you were my baby I was your man You wrote the book, oh And I followed your plan When you left my world fell apart Now I gotta hold on any way that I can When I was your baby You know you talk so fine I gave you my all I swallowed every line You were 'round and it came all a sudden I played the fool 'cause normally a man go blind Oh baby yeah let me show you how it feels When you were my baby you were living a lie Oh, I was caught in a dream inside of my head And I never ask why The best thing you ever did When you were my baby was you said goodbye Yeah pretty baby bye-bye When you were my baby you were living a lie I was chasing a dream inside of my head And I never ask why And now it turns out the best thing you ever did When you were my baby was you said goodbye Oh now the best the best thing you ever did When you were my baby was you said goodbye Baby, baby, bye-bye Pretty bye-bye Pretty bye-bye