The other day a woman stopped me She said, daddy let me talk to you She said, now listen I aint begging Im just lonesome and Im blue Once I had a good man But I didnt know how to act By the time I learnt my lesson My good man wouldnt take me back She cried, that was too much for me Thats why I walked the backstreet and cried But it hurt me so bad, yeah Yeah, that the man I misused said goodbye I said rap on baby I sent a friend to talk for me And she said, I did the best I could I lied like a dog for you I just couldnt do you no good Thats why I hit the backstreet there Just as drunk as I could be The man I had misused He passed and didnt look back at me I said its too much for me Thats why I walk the backstreet and cry Well, it hurt me so bad, it hurt me so bad To hear the man I misused say goodbye Ah... I had the galls to call him He said, you lowdown as you could be And last time we had an argument You know you called the police on me They raid me out of my house, woman While you stood there on and grinned Now the police cant help you, little girl Cause they cant bring me in She said, that was too much for me Thats why I walk on the backstreet and cry Oh, it hurt me so bad, it hurt me so bad To hear the man I misused say goodbye Thats what she said Yeah, come on Around the globe Whoa
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