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 apologizeand 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
Every time that I try to win her lovin'
I keep doing it the wrong way

I keep on trying to do the right thing,
Yeah! Yeah!
But I keep
But I keep
But I keepdoing it the wrong way
Every time that I try to win her lovin'
I keep doing it the wrong way

Looky here now,
I'm trying to do the right thing
I keep trying to do the right thing
Don't you know that
I'm trying to do the right thing
Oooh!
Looky here
Put your hands together
Listen to me people

The top was down on lover's lane
How was I supposed to know it was gonna rain?
So, I called her up to make amends
And she agreed to see me once again
But this time she brought her UGLY friend!
Ha, haI guess that's how the story ends
YEAH!

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 keep trying to do the right thing,
But I keep doing it wrong, yeah
Every time that I try to win her lovin'
I keep doing it the wrong way

YEAH!
HIT IT!
YEAH!
(hey, hey, hey)
Come on
I could do nothing right, seemed like
Everything I wanna do came out wrong
I know ya'll know what I'm talkin' about!
HEY! Yeah, yeah, yeah
Trytrytryyeah
Got to do the right thing
Don't ya know it
Tryin' to do the right thing
Don't ya know
Trying' to do the right thing
Trying' to do the right thingbaby
Don't ya know
Keep tryin' to put my best foot forward
Instead I put it in my mouth
When I try to want love, baby
You, you, you want something
Can I try, try, try to do the right thing
Don't ya know
Tryin' to do the right thing
Don't ya know, girl
Tryin' to do the right thing
For ya baby
Tryin' to do the right thing
For ya baby
I keep coming off all
wrongwrongwrongwrongwrongwrongwrongyeah
Keeps coming off wrong