Here you come again, and you call yourself my friendBut I know why you're here, the girl wants to know how I've beenWell, tell her that I'm happy, this is what I want you to sayJust tell her I wouldn't have it, no, no, no, no, no, any other wayI wouldn't have it any other wayThe people have been talkingThe people have been talkingEver since we've been apartAnd every time I pass, I hear them whisperingThey said, there he goes with a broken heartBut when she asks about meThis is what I want you to sayJust tell her I wouldn't have it, no, no, no, no, no, any other wayWoo, I can't have it any other wayThat's all I gotta say, my friendWe'd better say goodbyeI think you'd better go right nowOr you might see me cryBut when you see my babyThis is what I want you to sayJust tell her I wouldn't have it, no, no, no, no, no, any other wayI can't have it any other way, babyI may have to cry sometimesBut I got too much prideAnd I won't have it any other wayI may have to be talked about sometimesBut my pride won't let me have it any other way