Every day I go out, do what I gotta do,
Takin' care of business, though I'm so sad and blue
Happy couples pass me on the street every day
When I see them comin' toward me, I gotta look way
They get me to thinkin' about what I lack
Coz I love a man who don't love me back.

When I'm lyin' in my bed in the middle of the night,
Wide awake for hours after I turn out the light,
Fearin' that in my heart, I'll still be his slave
When the grass is growing thick and green right over my grave
I'll tell you why my train's jumped off the track,
Coz I love a man who don't love me back.

If this keeps up I'm sure to lose my mind,
The only thing I can do is leave him behind

So I got myself a ticket, getting right out of town
Ain't a lot of use in me hanging around,
If he don't want to take what I got to give
Well, I can't be pinin' for him for as long as I live
I got better things to do, like getting home to pack
Than loving a man who don't love me back.