| Well, I knew she belonged
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| To someone else at the time
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| But lonely look in women
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| Are a weakness of mine
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| So I bought all she said about the love
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| He never gave her
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| And figured I just love her some
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| And do us both a favor
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| Just as I got up to leave
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| He walked through the door
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| And I guess I thought he’d be surprised
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| But he looked at me as if to say
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| He’s been there before
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| And he offered me these words to the wise
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| He said, you know she’s a cheater son
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| But you believe that you’re the one
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| Who’s got a lot of what it takes to change her
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| And I know now that you can’t get her
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| You ain’t much but that don’t matter
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| Nothing suits her better than a stranger
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| And the stranger man the better
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| And the chances are she’ll set her
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| Eyes on you the next time she goes slummin'
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| So you sit back and wait your turn, boy
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| You got lots of times to learn, boy
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| Cool it while you can, your time’s comin'
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| Well, it happens that in time
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| It happened just like he said
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| And soon enough her shoes
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| Were settin' under my bed
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| And I’ll confess I did my best
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| To prove that man had lied
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| But nothing short of suicide
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| Could keep her satisfied
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| So buddy, losing her to you
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| Was just a matter of time
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| And it’s her time for finding something new
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| Nothing I can say is gonna
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| Make you change your mind
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| So I’ll just give the same advice to you
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| You know she’s a cheater son
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| But you believe that you’re the one
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| Who’s got a lot of what it takes to change her
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| And I know now that you can’t get her
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| You ain’t much but that don’t matter
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| Nothing suits her better than a stranger
|
| And the stranger man the better
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| And the chances are she’ll set her
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| Eyes on you the next time she goes slummin'
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| So you sit back and wait your turn, boy
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| You got lots of times to learn, boy
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| Cool it while you can, your time’s comin'
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| I said cool it while you can
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| 'Cause your time’s comin'… |