Written by babyface (1995)
Performed by mary j. blige

While all the time that I was lovin' you
You were busy lovin' yourself
I would stop breathin' if you told me to
Now you're busy loving someone else
Eleven years, out of my life
Besides the kids I've got nothing to show
Wasted my years, a fool of a wife
I shoulda left your ass long time ago

Well I'm not gon' cry
I'm not gon' cry, I'm not gon' shed no tears
No I'm not gon' cry, it's not the time
'cause you're not worth my tears

I was your lover and your secretary
Working every day of the week
Was at the job when no one else was there
Helping you get on your feet
Eleven years of sacrifice
And you can leave me at the drop of a dime
Swallowed my fears, stood by your side
I shoulda left your ass a thousand times

Hook

I know there are no guarantees
In love you take your chances
But somehow it seems unfair to me
Look at the circumstances
Through sickness and health, 'til death do us part
Those were the words that we said from our hearts
So now when you say that you're leaving me
I don't get that part

I was your lover and your secretary
Working every day of the week
Was at the job when no one else was there
Helping you get on your feet
Eleven years of sacrifice
And you can leave me at the drop of a dime
Swallowed my fears, stood by your side
I shoulda left your ass a thousand times

Hook

• 'til You Do Me Right
• A Girl Like You
• A Lover's Holiday
• A Song for Mama
• Ain't Got No Remedy
• All I Ask
• All Night Long
• Always
• Always in My Heart
• And I Gave My Love to You
• Another Sad Love Song
• Anymore
• Anyway
• As
• Baby Baby Baby
• Baby Come to Me
• Baby I
• Babyface - Every Time I Close My Eyes
• Bedtime
• Betcha Never
• Body Talk
• Born in Time
• Boys & Girls
• Can I Stay With You
• Can We Talk
• Can't Get Enough
• Can't Stop
• Can-u-dance
• Candlelight
• Care for Me
• Could You Learn to Love
• Count on Me
• Damn Thing Called Love
• Dear Lie
• Diggin' on You
• Don't Be Cruel
• Don't Cha' Think
• Don't Wanna Love You
• Don't Waste Your Time
• Don't You Deserve Someone
• Dream Away
• Dreamin'
• Dry Your Eyes
• Every Little Bit of My Heart
• Every Little Step
• Eyes of a Stranger
• Fairweaher Friend
• Fall for You
• Find Me a Man
• Fire
• Fly Away
• Follow My Rainbow
• Forbidden Love
• Girl in The Life Magazine
• Girlfriend
• Give U My Heart
• Giving You The Benefit
• Good Enough
• Hard to Say I'm Sorry
• Have I Never
• Have Yourself a Merry Little Christmas
• Heat of The Moment
• Here Comes The Pain Again
• Here He Comes Again
• Ho of My Own
• Honey
• How Can I Not Love You
• How Could an Angel Break My Heart
• How Could You Call Her Baby
• How Did He Love You
• How Do You Tell The One
• How Many Times
• How Often
• Humpin' Around
• I Bow Out
• I Don't Understand
• I Don't Want to Be Lonely
• I Don't Want to Know
• I Dream, I Dream
• I Honestly Love You
• I Miss You So Much
• I Still Love You
• I Surrender
• I'll Be There
• I'll Send You Roses
• I'm Ready
• I'm Your Baby Tonight
• If
• If Ever
• If Only in Heaven's Eyes
• In The Late of The Night
• Isn't It Scary
• It Hurts Like Hell
• Jazzy Belle
• Just for a Day
• Just Hold On
• Just My Luck
• Kissing You
• Knocked Out
• Last Night
• Let It Flow
• Let No One Separate Us
• Let's Do It Again
• Let's Get The Mood Right
• Love by Day, Love by Night
• Love Hurts
• Love Shoulda Brought You Home
• Love Will Be Waiting
• Love Will Be Waiting at Home
• Loves Been So Nice
• Melt Away
• Miracle
• Missing You
• My First Night With You
• My Funny Valentine
• My Heart is Calling
• My Love, Sweet Love
• My Name is Not Susan
• My, My, My
• Never
• Never Forget You
• Never Gonna Let You Go
• Never Love You
• No Deposit, No Return
• No Doubt About Love
• Not Gon' Cry
• Nothin
• On Our Own
• On The Line
• One Love
• Ordinary Girl
• Pants Off
• Power of The Dream
• Pretty Girl
• Pretty Little Girl
• Pride Joy
• Queen of The Night
• Ready or Not
• Reason for Breathing
• Rebel
• Red Light Special
• Rock Wit'cha
• Roni
• Roses Are Red
• Sadder Than Blue
• Sara Smile
• Saved for Someone Else
• Sayonara
• Secrets
• Seven Whole Days
• Shock Dat Monkey
• Sittin' up in My Room
• Slow Jam
• Slow Jams
• So Hard to Say Goodbye
• So Many Thangz
• So Sexual
• Someone to Love
• Somethin' You Wanna Know
• Something in Your Eyes
• Southern Girl
• Sprung on It
• Superwoman
• Sweet November
• Swing It
• Take a Bow
• Tears
• Tell Me Where
• That Somebody Was You
• That's All I Want
• The Best of Love
• The Impossible Dream
• The Lover in Me
• There's No Me Without You
• These Are The Times
• This is How It Works
• Time to End The Story
• Treat You Right
• True Colors
• True Lovers
• Truly Something Special
• Turn Down The Lights
• Until You Come Back
• Water Runs Dry
• We're Making Whoopee
• We're Not Making Love No More
• Wey U
• What U R 2 Me
• Whatever
• When You Believe
• Where is My Love?
• Where You Are
• Why
• Why Do I Believe
• Why Does It Hurt So Bad
• Why Me
• Why Should I Care
• With All My Heart
• Word to The Badd!!
• You Are The Man
• You Can't Run
• You Got The Love I Want
• You Mean The World to Me
• You Said, You Said
• You Were Loved
• You'll Never Stand Alone
• You're Makin' Me High
• Young Girl