[Intro - spoken, close to the mic, no drums, one Rhodes] Two fifty five in the mornin'. I know what I sound like right now. I know what my mama would say if she could see me. I don't care. I ain't gon' pretend no more, so don't wait on it. [Verse 1] I been out here four hours actin' like a man Standin' up straight, keepin' my voice down Talkin' 'bout what I deserve, what I earned Like any of that ever kept nobody I ran out of proud around two o'clock Left it in the car with my dignity and my phone So whatever's out here on this porch right now Ain't the same man who pulled up [Pre-Chorus] And I could dress it up Call it talkin', call it closure But we grown, so let's call it what it is [Chorus] I ain't too proud I'm beggin' you, girl, and I'm sayin' it out loud Ain't gon' make you guess, ain't gon' make you wonder I'm on my knees on this concrete I ain't too proud Take everything, take the last of me Just don't take the door I ain't too proud no more [Verse 2] Every man I know would tell me leave Every one of 'em be lyin' in they own house tonight Sittin' in the dark wishin' they had knocked So I ain't takin' advice from nobody who quit I know what I lost, I ain't confused about it I know it was me, I ain't blamin' the weather So I'm not out here askin' you to forget I'm askin' you to look [Pre-Chorus] And I could walk away Save my face, save my name But my name don't sound like nothin' without you sayin' it [Chorus] I ain't too proud I'm beggin' you, girl, and I'm sayin' it out loud Ain't gon' make you guess, ain't gon' make you wonder I'm on my knees on this concrete I ain't too proud Take everything, take the last of me Just don't take the door I ain't too proud no more [Bridge - half time, everything drops out, one Rhodes, spoken into sung] Look at me. Look at what I'm doin'. I don't beg. You know I don't beg. Ask anybody who ever knew me, they'll tell you. That's the whole point. That's the whole point, baby. If I could make it easy on myself I would. If I could go home and act like I'm fine, I would. But I ain't fine. I ain't been fine since eleven o'clock and it's almost three and this street is empty and I'm still right here. So no. I ain't too proud. Not tonight. Not for you. [Final Chorus - modulate up a whole step, full band back in, stacks wide] I ain't too proud I'm beggin' you, girl, and I'm sayin' it out loud Ain't gon' make you guess, ain't gon' make you wonder I'm on my knees on this concrete I ain't too proud Take everything, take the last of me Just don't take the door I ain't too proud no more [Vamp - 50 seconds, ad-libs up an octave and stay there, background stacks under] I ain't too proud (no, no, no) I ain't too proud (said I ain't too proud, girl) Open the door (open the door for me) I ain't too proud (look what you got me doin') Ooh, I ain't too proud (and I'd do it again) I ain't too proud no more
