Fellas, I want you to listen to me
’cause I know ya’ll will know what I am talkin’ bout here today…
Now dig…
Let me tell you about a girl I know
Every time I let my feelings show
I sing this same old song…
OW! Listen to me people…
How come every time I try to put my best foot forward
All I wind up doing is putting it in my mouth
Somebody’s got to tell me…
I keep trying to do the right thing,
But I keep doing it the wrong way…
Every time that I try to win her lovin’
I keep doing it the wrong way…
I send her flowers — she starts to sneeze
I didn’t know that she had allergies
(oh, yeah, yeah, yeah)
I told her I apologize…and I’ll make it up to you
Listen to me!
‘Cause I was tryin’ to do the right thing
But I keep doing it the wrong way…
Every time that I try to win her lovin’
I keep doing it the wrong way
A 4 course meal — she called it a snack
I even took her to my crib, and she called my place a shack!
(oh, yeah, yeah, yeah)
I tried to please the kind of girl…
Whose tastes are particular
Man, this girl’s about to break my back!
I keep trying to do the right thing,
But I keep doing it the wrong way…