Well I knew she belonged to someone else at the time

But lonely look in women are a weakness of mine

So I bought all she said about the love he never gave her

And figured I just love her some and do us both a favor

Just as I got up to leave he walked through the door

And I guess I thought he'd be surprised

But he looked at me as if to say he's been there before

And he offered me these words to the wise



He said you know she's a cheater son but you believe that you're the one

Who's got a lot of what it takes to change her

And I know now that you can't get her you ain't much but that don't matter

Nothing suits her better than a stranger

And the stranger man the better and the chances are she'll set her

Eyes on you the next time she goes slummin'

So you sit back and wait your turn boy you got lots of times to learn boy

Cool it while you can your time's comin'

[ fiddle ]

Well it happens that in time it happened just like he said

And soon enough her shoes were settin' under my bed

And I'll confess I did my best to prove that man had lied

But nothing short of suicide could keep her satisfied

So buddy losing her to you was just a matter of time

And it's her time for finding something new

Nothing I can say is gonna make you change your mind

So I'll just give the same advice to you



You know she's a cheater son...

I said cool it while you can cause your time's comin'