Understand Your Man
Understanding Independence in Relationships
Lyrics
Don't call my name out your window, I'm leavin'
Refusing interaction by leaving
I won't even turn my head.
Not acknowledging or responding
Don't sent your kinfolk to give me no talkin'
Discouraging others from persuading
I'll be gone, like I said.
Reiterating the intention to depart
You'd just say the same old thing
Expecting repetition of complaints
That you be sayin' all along,
Consistent with past grievances
Just lay there in your bed and keep your mouth shut,
Advising silence till departure
Till I'm gone.
Insistence on leaving
Don't give me that old familiar cry and fuss and moan
Rejecting emotional outbursts
Understand your man, I'm tired of your bad-mouthin'
Expressing weariness of criticism
Understand your man.
Repeating the need for understanding
You can give my other suit to the Salvation Army,
Willingness to abandon possessions
And everything else I leave behind
Indifference toward material items
I ain't takin' nothin' that'll slow down my travelin'
Desire for unencumbered travel
While I'm untanglin' my mind.
Sorting out personal thoughts
I ain't gonna repeat
Refusal to reiterate statements
What I said any more
While experiencing new situations
While I'm breathin' air that ain't been breathed before,
Emphasizing departure and change
I'll be just as gone as the wild goose in winter
Commitment to leaving like nature's migration
Then you'll understand your man, meditate on it
Encouraging reflection for comprehension
Understand your man, you hear me talking
Reiterating the need for understanding
Understand your man. Remember what I told you
Recalling previous communication
Understand your man
Stressing the importance of understanding
Understand your man
Reiterating the call for comprehension
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