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...