Hey lady, I hear that you've been messin' with my man Well you can have him, if he means that much to you, I sympathize But let me warn you, he's gonna go on, right on cheatin' Oh yes he is now I was a fool for you once, but this lady, she got wise Hey lady, they say that you've been with him after hours While his best friends just laughed and set him up with alibis Oh, when he came home, he'd cover up his tracks with lies and flowers Oh yes the man did now I was a fool for you once, but lady, listen lady, I got wise I was an understanding woman the first time I really tried to forgive his mistakes But he's cheated on me for the last time I ain't stickin' around till my heart breaks again And again, and again, and again, and again Hey lady, just a warning for one woman to another He's his own man, and he'll be that way until the day he dies Yes he is now For me it's all over But for you, the whole damn show is just beginning Oh yes it is I was a fool for you once, but this lady, she got wise I said I was an understanding woman the first time I really tried to forgive his mistakes But he's cheated on me for the last time I ain't stickin' around till my heart breaks again And again, and again, and again, and again Hey lady, just a warning for one woman to another Listen child, he's gonna be his own man And he'll be that way until the day he dies Yes he is now For me it's all over But for you, the whole damn show is just beginning Listen to me girl I was a fool for him once, but this lady, she got wise I got wise I got wise doing I got wise doing Hey lady, if you don't believe me Just listen to me To the things I'm gonna tell you girl He'll walk on you Talk about you Step on you Talk about you Put your name in the street He doesn't care He won't care about you You're just another woman to him He don't want you He just wants to play with you But this lady, this lady got wise doing Listen now, my trouble, my trouble My trouble started the day I met that man Yes it did now Listen to me girl If you want him anyway You can have him If it means that much to you I just wanna warn you He's gonna want you, know you He's gonna do that He doesn't care Hey lady I wanna help you girl That's what I'm doing