It was one for youit was three for me
It was very niceit was everything
So here it isin little pieces
I just played the partI didn't win or lose
Maybe next time I'll think about how I'm feeling
"Cause I'm doing the best that I can
And the whispered secretsgo on and on
No one says anything to anyone
You watch after herand your word is law
She thought she was out therebut nobody saw
I didn't win or loseI just threw the cards
But I paid a price for it

And it's alright, babyI'm doing the best that I can
And I'm trying hard to changeI'm doing it the best that I can
Well because fate causes fortune and fortune takes it away
Well it's alright, babyI'm doing the best that I can

I was silentI was locked away
But I covered my tears
Silent all day
It's out of my hands here

In my distresswell I wanted someone to blame me
In my devastationI wanted so to change
In my waydisaster was the only thing that I could depend on

But it's alright, babyI'm doing the best that I can
Yes it's alright, babyI'm doing the best that I can
Because fate causes fortune and fortune takes it away
And then fortune causes nightmaresnightmares that make you crazy
It's alright, babyI'm doing the best that I can
It's alright, babyI'm doing the best that I can
Oh he says, "Well I hear you're doing fine and you're doing the
best that you can"
Well he says, "Oh, I hear you're doing fine and you're doing the
best that you can"

Ooh she says, "It's alright, babyI'm doing the best that I can"
Yes it's alright, babyI'm doing the best that I can
Oh and he says, "I hear you're doing fine and you're doing it the
best that you can"
Oh and he says, "Ooh I hear she's doing fine and she's doing it
the best that she can"
Oh and I paid a price for it
I'm doing the best that I can