Oooh - oooh - yeah, oooh - oooh - yeah

Now baby you look beautiful in your red dress
When you walk down the street other girls look a mess
But you're makin' me mad and you're makin' me blue
Cos Life's too short to be with you Rpt
A man's gotta do what a man's gotta do
When you open your mouth I know that it's true
Life's too short to be with you

My friends tell me I'm lucky, they don't know what you're like
Behind closed doors all we do is fight
Then I look in your eyes and I know that it's true
Life's too short to be with you
Life's too short to be with you
A man's gotta do what a man's gotta do
When you open your mouth I know that it's true
Life's too short to be with you

Oooh yeah, oooh yeah

You're tryin to cut my eye, you're tryin' to break my jaw
I gotta tell you somethin' honey I ain't takin no more
Cos When you open your mouth I know that it's true
Life's too short to be with you
A man's gotta do what a man's gotta do
When you open your mouth I know that it's true
Life's too short to be with you
I said a man's gotta do what a man's gotta do


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