Uh, excuse me.
Excuse me!
you talking to me?
Yes, uh, could I have a word with
you for a few minutes?
Okay.
Come on, have a seat, sit down.
Make yourself comfortable.
Thanks.
How long have we known each other?
About ten months, guess.
Yeah, about that.
You and
John are real tight, aren't you?
Yes, very.
Is that an engagement ring?
Yes.
Oh, congratulations.
Thank you.
He slipped it on your finger last night.
John should know that he's
the luckiest man in the world.
And he should be real proud to
have someone like you.
Oh, I'm sorry. I didn't mean to digress.
I know you're wondering why
I speak with you up.
Um, it's, it's something that's
been bugging me for about five months.
And I've been carrying this thing around and it's getting
heavier and heavier every day.
It's about to the boiling point. I've
got to get it off my chest.
I'm not trying to be fresh
or anything like that.
Don't get me wrong.
I know you're
John's girl, but I've got to tell you this.
Let me give you a little background.
See, I was born and
raised in the ghetto.
Came from a rather small family.
We weren't rich,
of course, being in the ghetto.
My dad, my old man, he left us when I
was about three years old.
so that my mother was the head of the family and she
was a god -fearing woman she she took us to
church every
Sunday and I sang in the
choir went to
Sunday school and my mom
she'd always say son
do unto others as you would have them do unto you
you know don't rob don't steal don't break
in anybody's homes or things like that you
know things that good parents try to instill in their
Now, I must admit, I was no saint. I mean, I had my little fights and,
you know, I played hooky a few times, but I didn't commit any crimes.
You know, it like I had to wait until I reached manhood to commit a crime,
according to the court of love, if there is such a court.
But you know, there are some things
that we have no control over.
You know this little fella,
Cupid, you know he can shoot his arrow
so fast you can't get
out of the way, and you can't fall,
you see it's like being in quicksand, the more you
wiggle and struggle to be free,
the faster an d deeper you'll sink.
I don't mean to take up so much of your
time, just bear with me for just a little while
longer.
You see I'm not very good with words,
so try to be patient.
I know it's a lot of talk going around,
Ike's trying to knock
John's girl off, but what can I say?
I don't mean to be a love thief. I've never known anybody
like you. I've never felt towards anybody like I do you.
I don't think he could love you any more than I do,
nobody could, you're so special, you're
so special, and I'll face the world with my feelings,
for you, and I don't back down from
my conviction, cause right now...
Isaac Hayes 
