You Just Keep Me Hangin' On

(Brian Holland; Lamont Dozier; Edward Holland, Jr.)



Set me free, why don't you babe

Get out my life, why don't you babe

'Cause you don't really love me

You just keep me hangin' on



You don't really need me

You just keep me hangin' on



Why do you keep a coming around

Playing with my heart?

Why don't you get out of my life

And let me make a new start?



Let me get over you

The way you've gotten over me



Set me free, why don't you babe

Let me be, why don't you babe

'Cause you don't really love me

You just keep me hangin' on



You don't really want me

You just keep me hangin' on



You say although we broke up

You still wanna be just friends

But how can we still be friends

When seein' you only breaks my heart again



And there ain't nothing I can do about it!



Set me free, why don't you babe

Get out my life, why don't you babe

Set me free, why don't cha babe

Get out my life, why don't cha babe



You claim you still care for me

But your heart and soul needs to be free



Now that you've got your freedom

You wanna still hold on to me



You don't want me for yourself

So let me find somebody else, oh



Why don't you be a woman about it

And set me free

Now you don't care a thing about it

You're just using me



Get out, get out, get out of my life

And let me sleep at night

'Cause you don't really love me

You just keep me hangin' on...