Lyrics
WORDS & MUSIC: ARTHUR “POETRY” PAYNE III
C. 1985 POETRY KINDA’ MUSIC
B.M.I.
I WAS A FOOL I DID MY GIRL SO BAD
I’M TELLIN’ YOU I DIDN’T KNOW WHAT I HAD, NO
I MESSED AROUND AND BROKE HER HEART IN TWO
I LET HER DOWN AND NOW I FIND IT’S TRUE
THAT I’M LOST, WITHOUT HER BY MY SIDE
PAY ANY COST, TO GET HER BACK I’D SWALLOW MY PRIDE
CAUSE I’VE FOUND, WITHOUT SOMEONE WHO’S LOVE’S REALLY TRUE
YOU’RE HEADED DOWN, A DEAD-END STREET SO I’M TELLIN’ YOU
I’VE GOT TO GET MY BABY BACK
CAUSE SHE WAS SENT FROM HEAVEN ABOVE EM-EMM
I’VE LEARNED MY LESSON NOW I KNOW FOR A FACT THAT
WALKIN’ OUT MY DOOR WAS LOVE
SHE WAS SO GOOD TO ME YET I DID HER WRONG
NOW I’M IN MISERY JUST LIKE I BELONG UH HUH
IF I KNEW THEN OH WHAT I KNOW NOW IT SEEMS
I WOULD’VE NEVER HURT THE GIRL OF MY DREAMS CAUSE
HEY I’M LOST, WITHOUT HER BY MY SIDE
PAY ANY COST, TO GET HER BACK I’D SWALLOW MY PRIDE
CAUSE I’VE FOUND, WITHOUT SOMEONE WHO’S LOVE’S REALLY TRUE
YOU’RE HEADED DOWN, A DEAD-END STREET SO I’M TELLIN’ YOU
I’VE GOT TO GET MY BABY BACK
CAUSE SHE WAS SENT FROM HEAVEN ABOVE EM-EMM
I’VE LEARNED MY LESSON NOW I KNOW FOR A FACT THAT
WALKIN’ OUT MY DOOR WAS LOVE
OH, NOW MY LIFE IS NOT THE SAME
AND I KNOW I’M THE ONE TO BLAME
BUT WON’T SOMEBODY PLEASE TELL ME WHERE MY BABY’S GONE
I SHOULD’VE KEPT OUR LOVE ALIVE CAUSE
WITHOUT HER HERE I FIND I CAN’T SURVIVE NO
MUSIC BREAK
I WAS A FOOL I DID MY GIRL SO BAD
I’M TELLIN’ YOU I DIDN’T KNOW WHAT I HAD, NO
IT WAS MY FAULT I BROKE HER HEART IN TWO
HEY, I GOT CAUGHT AND JUST BETWEEN ME & YOU, WELL
HEY I’M LOST, WITHOUT HER BY MY SIDE
PAY ANY COST, TO GET HER BACK I’D SWALLOW MY PRIDE
CAUSE I’VE FOUND, WITHOUT SOMEONE WHO’S LOVE’S REALLY TRUE
YOU’RE HEADED DOWN, A DEAD-END STREET SO I’M TELLIN’ YOU
I’VE GOT TO GET MY BABY BACK
CAUSE SHE WAS SENT FROM HEAVEN ABOVE EM-EMM
I’VE LEARNED MY LESSON NOW I KNOW FOR A FACT THAT
WALKIN’ OUT MY DOOR WAS LOVE
I’VE GOT TO GET MY BABY BACK
CAUSE SHE WAS SENT FROM HEAVEN ABOVE EM-EMM
I’VE LEARNED MY LESSON NOW I KNOW FOR A FACT THAT
WALKIN’ OUT MY DOOR, WALKIN’ OUT MY DOOR,
WALKIN’ OUT MY DOOR WAS LOVE
WALKIN’ OUT MY DOOR, WALKIN’ OUT MY DOOR,
OH WALKIN’ OUT MY DOOR WAS LOVE