You tell me that you're going to leave me alone I gotta find a way to make you stay home You ask me to explain And if my feelings are the same Yeah, quit beatin' round the, quit beatin' 'round the, quit beatin' 'round the bush I know now that I haven't got too much time I gotta tell you exactly what's on my mind You say I've waited too long Don't matter-uh now what is wrong Yeah, quit beatin' round the, quit beatin' 'round the, quit beatin' 'round the bush All I have ever wanted was to hold you in my arms and not explain my love for you Can't you read inside my eyes the love I have that will remain forever? Is that what you wanted to know? And that I've told you "please don't go" Oh, quit beatin' round the, quit beatin' 'round the, quit beatin' 'round the bush Yeah, quit beatin' round the, quit beatin' 'round the, quit beatin' 'round the bush...