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 i told her i apologize and 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 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 keep doing 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 ha i 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 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 try try try yeah 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 thing baby 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 wrong wrong wrong wrong wrong wrong wrong yeah keeps coming off wrong 