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Well, you're standing on the corner flagging all the girls you see
Well, you're standing on the corner flagging all the girls you see
 
Now do like I say and let those ladies be
Now do like EC and let those ladies be
 
You know that's wrong, man, you know that's wrong
You know that's wrong, man, you know that's wrong
I'm just trying to tell you - that's how you got killed before


Boy, you better get control -- that's how you got killed before
That girl you meddled got a big guy for a pal
 
He'll put knots on your head for messing with his gal
 
So take it easy, man, you'd better take it slow
 
Well, I'm just trying to tell you - that's how you got killed before
That girl you just met who got a big guy for a pal
 
Who'll put knots on your head for messing with his gal
 
So take it steady, man, let those women go
 
Well, I'm just trying to tell you -- that's how you got killed before
 
 
 
Now, you wouldn't listen, Ephrom, you got two black eyes


That's what you get, Daddy, for messing with men's wives
Now, you wouldn't listen to me, you got two black eyes
That's what you get, man, for messing with men's wives
So take it easy, let those women go
I'm just trying to tell you - that's how you got killed before


So take it steady, whoa, let those women go


Well, I'm just trying to tell you -- that's how you got killed before





Revision as of 04:41, 14 May 2009

Well, you're standing on the corner flagging all the girls you see Now do like I say and let those ladies be You know that's wrong, man, you know that's wrong I'm just trying to tell you - that's how you got killed before

That girl you meddled got a big guy for a pal He'll put knots on your head for messing with his gal So take it easy, man, you'd better take it slow Well, I'm just trying to tell you - that's how you got killed before

Now, you wouldn't listen to me, you got two black eyes That's what you get, man, for messing with men's wives So take it easy, let those women go I'm just trying to tell you - that's how you got killed before



My Flame Burns Blue version

Well, you're standing on the corner flagging all the girls you see

Now do like I say and let those ladies be

You know that's wrong, man, you know that's wrong

I'm just trying to tell you -- that's how you got killed before


That girl you meddled got a big guy for a pal

He'll put knots on your head for messing with his gal

So take it easy, man, you'd better take it slow

Well, I'm just trying to tell you -- that's how you got killed before


Now, you wouldn't listen to me, you got two black eyes

That's what you get, man, for messing with men's wives

So take it easy, whoa, let those women go

I'm just trying to tell you -- that's how you got killed before