Well, I knew she belonged to someone else at the timeBut lonely-looking women are a weakness of mineSo I bought all she said about the love he never gave herFigured I'd just love her some and do us both a favorJust as I got up to leave, he walked through the doorAnd I guess I thought he'd be surprisedBut he looked at me as if to say he'd been there beforeAnd he offered me these words to the wifeHe said, you know she's a cheater, sonBut you believe that you're the oneWho's got a lot of what it takes to change herAnd I know now that you can't get herYou ain't much, but that don't matterNothing suits her better than a strangerAnd the stranger man the betterAnd the chances are she'll set her eyes on youThe next time she goes slummin'So just sit back and waitIt's your turn, boyYou've got lots of time to learn, boyDo it while you canYour time's comin'Well, it happens that in time it happenedJust like he saidAnd soon enough her shoes were sittin' under my bedAnd I'll confess I did my best to prove that man had liedBut nothin' short of suicide could keep her satisfiedSo buddy, losin' her to you was just a matter of timeAnd it's her time for findin' somethin' newNothin' I can say is gonna make you change your mindSo I'll just give the same advice to youYou know she's a cheater, sonBut you believe that you're the oneWho's got a lot of what it takes to change herAnd I know now that you can't get herYou ain't much, but that don't matterNothing suits her better than a strangerAnd the stranger man the betterAnd the chances are she'll set her eyes on youThe next time she goes slummin'So just sit back and wait your turn, boyYou've got lots of time to learn, boyCool it while you canYour time's comin'I said cool it while you canCause your time's comin'