Well, well, well

I broke the rule
Cause I've been un true
To that sweet thing
That I had at home

Umm

And I broke the trust
That we had between us
Now my sweet thing
Has up and gone

I tripped and stumbled
And cheated with another woman

And tore down that bridge
That we built

Feeling sorry for my self
Cause I ain't got a damn thing left
But an empty house
And a heart full of guilt

If I knew then if I knew back then
What I know now
Cheating on my woman
Cheating on my woman would be the last thing on my mind

If I knew then if I knew then what I know now
What I know now
Love and respect would be
The only thing that counts

The game I played
And my selfish ways
Had me thinkin'
About no one but me

I should've been a good man
When I had the chance

Instead of rippin' and runnin'
In the streets

It's easy to be weak
But it's hard to be strong
When you're tempted by the fruit
Of another

So if you start to creep
Eight days a week
It can only lead to
Bad luck and trouble

If I knew then if I knew back then
What I know now
Cheating on my woman
Cheating on my woman would be the last thing on my mind

If I knew then if I knew then what I know now
What I know now
Love and respect would be
The only thing that counts

I blame myself
And nobody else

It's the price that I had to pay

No apology
Or say I'm sorry
Could never ever
Clean up the mess I made

If I knew then if I knew back then
What I know now
Cheating on my woman
Cheating on my woman would be the last thing on my mind

If I knew then if I knew then what I know now
What I know now
Love and respect would be
The only thing that counts

I'm tired of confessin'
That I learned my lesson
I'll never do nothin'
Like this again

I lost the best of me
And now the rest of me
Misses my wife

My woman and my friend

If I knew then if I knew back then
What I know now
Cheating on my woman
Cheating on my woman would be the last thing on my mind

If I knew then if I knew then what I know now
What I know now
Love and respect would be
The only thing that counts

If I knew then
What I know now
Cheating on my woman

If I knew then
What I know now
Love and respect

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Writer(s): Billy Ray Charles