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The Other Man Lyrics
I would not be alive
if it wasn't for your wife
god bless her soul
I knocked once
I knocked twice
then I thanked her for her time
and hit the road
can you keep a secret
I am the other man
well you might not see it
but your woman understands
Mr. please
I would beg you
don't give me away
I'm just like you
when my back's in a corner
man I gotta warn you
theres no telling
what I might do
ooo-oo-oooo
can you keep a secret
I am the other man
ooo-oo-oooo
Well you might not see it
but your woman understands
can you keep a secret
I am the other man
ooo-oo-oooo
well you might not see it
but your woman understands
ooo-oo-oooo
oh baby, can you keep a secret
you're not the only one
ooo-oo-oooo
do you ever get the feeling
my love's a loaded gun
you see what you wanna see, oh yeah
you see what you wanna see, oh yeah
you see what you wanna see, oh yeah
you see what you wanna see, oh yeah
if it wasn't for your wife
god bless her soul
I knocked twice
then I thanked her for her time
and hit the road
I am the other man
well you might not see it
but your woman understands
I would beg you
don't give me away
I'm just like you
man I gotta warn you
theres no telling
what I might do
can you keep a secret
I am the other man
ooo-oo-oooo
Well you might not see it
but your woman understands
I am the other man
ooo-oo-oooo
well you might not see it
but your woman understands
oh baby, can you keep a secret
you're not the only one
ooo-oo-oooo
do you ever get the feeling
my love's a loaded gun
you see what you wanna see, oh yeah
you see what you wanna see, oh yeah
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I believe the song is just about a guy who is sleeping with someone's wife. The song is a sort of admission of the affair to a third party.
There is ingenious ambiguity about the identities of the people in and around the affair.
Lines like "Mr. please.... I'm just like you" make me think of another Henry Wolfe's song "Someone Else", with the implications that perhaps this song is an admission to himself of being cheated on, or something like that.
It's all about perspectives and how one can justify things to themselves and others. "You see what you wanna see"