| If they gleam in the sun | 
| While they spin and they fit on my truck then (I could remember) | 
| And if it came in the sack | 
| No stems no seeds in the bag girl  | 
| And if they drip from my wrist and they look like they shine like new then | 
| But ohhh, girl | 
| I forgot to be your lover | 
| If it wasn’t for the 9 to 5 | 
| Double-up overtime then (I could remember) | 
| If it wasn’t for the Sunday All-Star | 
| Weekend games, girl  | 
| And if it wasn’t for the dough | 
| Gettin' 50 G’s a show, girl, ya know that  | 
| But silly me, silly me | 
| Ohhh | 
| Tell me how could I ever forget to be your lover | 
| Now I realize that you need love too (Oh, yeah) | 
| Spend my life makin' love to you | 
| Oh, girl | 
| Oh, I forgot to be your lover | 
| When she starts bringin' up old dirt | 
| And the fights keep getting worse (Oh, brother) | 
| Findin' numbers in her purse | 
| Better put that woman first (Yeah) | 
| And you know she ain’t wearin' her ring (Oh, no) | 
| When she starts playin' little games | 
| Comin' in late from work | 
| You better put that woman first | 
| If it wasn’t for the make up on my shirt | 
| Still I’d be chasin' skirts then (I could remember) | 
| And if it wasn’t for that fight last night | 
| You smashin' out my headlights then (I could remember) | 
| If it wasn’t for parole | 
| Steady duckin' my P O girl you know (I could remember) | 
| But silly me, silly me, babe | 
| Tell me how could I ever forget to be your lover | 
| Now I realize that you need love too | 
| Spend my life makin' love to you | 
| Oh, girl | 
| Oh, I forgot to be your lover | 
| When she starts bringin' up old dirt (Bringin' up old shhhh) | 
| And the fights keep getting worse | 
| (Oh…oh…oh…oh…) | 
| Findin' numbers in her purse (I'm tellin' you, brother) | 
| Better put that woman first (You better put your woman first) | 
| And you know she ain’t wearin' her ring (Oh, yeah) | 
| When she starts playin' little games (I'm-I'm-I'm-I'm tellin' you, brother) | 
| Comin' in late from work | 
| You better put that woman first (Put that woman first) | 
|  Actin like it wasn’t really nothin' | 
|  Kept to myself, always runnin' | 
|  All that I sin | 
|  I need you to stay | 
|  Even though sometimes fallin' | 
| Second | 
|  You know I had to win the last race | 
|  Put in some work | 
|  Always put that woman first | 
| When she starts bringin' up old dirt | 
| And the fights keep getting worse (Gettin' worse) | 
| Findin' numbers in her purse (In her purse) | 
| Better put that woman first (Put that woman first) | 
| And you know she ain’t wearin' her ring (Ooh, yeah) | 
| When she starts playin' little games (Her little games) | 
| Comin' in late from work (I'mma say it again) | 
| You better put that woman first (Put that woman, put that woman first) | 
| When she starts bringin' up old dirt | 
| And the fights keep getting worse (She's gonna leave you) | 
| Findin' numbers in her purse | 
| Better put that woman first (Yeah, yeah, yeah) | 
| And you know she ain’t wearin' her ring (Yeah, yeah, yeah, yeah) | 
| When she starts playin' little games (Yeah, yeah) | 
| Comin' in late from work | 
| You better put that woman first |