Lyrics

[Verse 1] If you see me walkin' down the street one day Don't say nothin' to me No, no, nothin' 'Cause you did me wrong when I was doing bad So bad, I didn't think I was gonna make it Now I'm alone, feelin' free Freer than the butterfly flyin' high now, yeah, yeah, baby I don't claim no riches or any miracles But I'm doin' better on my own [Chorus] So if you see me, walk on by, baby Don't say nothin', walk on by now Do yourself a favor – walk on by, yeah Don't say nothin', walk on by, yeah, yeah, yeah, yeah [Post-Chorus] Oh, yeah, yeah Oh, yeah [Verse 2] You didn't even try to understand Just where I was comin' from – no, no, baby Instead of understanding, you gave me your demandings And I couldn't stand it, uh-uh, baby Now it's much too late and there's no time for me to try Not anymore, uh-uh, baby Listen – say, I don't feel no pain, it doesn't hurt inside And I'm doin' better on my own [Chorus] So if you see me – walk on by, baby Don't say nothin', walk on by now Do yourself a favor, mm, walk on by, baby Don't say nothin', walk on by, yeah, yeah, yeah, yeah [Post-Chorus] Yeah, yeah, yeah... Yeah-ee, yeah [Verse 3] Now it's much too late and there's no time for me to try Not anymore, uh-uh, baby I don't feel no pain, it doesn't hurt inside And I'm doin' better on my own – uh-oh! [Chorus] So look-uh here, baby If you see me – walk on by now Don't say nothin', walk on by now Just do yourself a favor, yeah, walk on by, girl Don't say nothin', walk on by, yeah, yeah, yeah, yeah [Outro] Looka here, don't, don't, don't try to talk to me now, baby I'm doin' okay I'm makin' it on my own, baby Look-a here Do yourself a favor You know, honey, you know I ain't rich or nothin' I ain't claimin' no miracles, but, ah... Do yourself a favor I'm a bachelor now, baby, you know what I'm sayin'? Oh! Do yourself a favor Just do yourself a favor, baby, just walk on down the street, huh Do yourself a favor I ain't got a damn thing to say to you now, baby – look out! Oh! Do yourself a favor When we was together, did you try to understand me? No! Do yourself a favor So just do yourself a favor and get the hell down the road Do yourself a favor Mm-mmhm Do yourself a favor Too sexy Yes, mmhmmm Somebody call up the Colonel, I hear some chicken scratchin' Good God – yes Too sexy Somebody else fall in, I don't care who it is Just come on, keep it goin', come on... Uh... yeah... You like that? Then come here, sit down Let me talk to you You hear that? That's a fifty dollar bill When's the last time you seen one of them? That's what I thought Let me tell you somethin' When me and you used to be, me and you used to be together I didn't have no money in my pocket That's all different now, that's all different Now you wanna play... now you wanna play crazy You're not crazy You're no crazier than I, don't play, don't act like that! You didn't try to understand where I was comin' from back then Why you tryin' to now? 'Cause you know I got that money, that's why Uh huh! Yeah... Sit down, don't talk, come here, sit down! I'll kick yo' ass What, you think you bad now? I'll kick your ass Come here... good God Mmmmhmm Ohh, yes Somebody call up the Colonel, I hear some chicken scratchin' – pow! If you see me walkin' down the street one day, baby Don't say nothin' You used to do me wrong, baby That's back when I was doin' bad But now, baby, I... now, baby, I got more money than I ever had Oh, Lord! Yes, yes Do yourself a favor, baby Take it on down the road Let that sidewalk hit you where the dog should've bit you – yes, baby Oh, Lord! Oh, Lord! Uh I'll kick your ass Don't you play crazy with me, I'm... You, you not crazy, I'm crazy, I'm the one that's crazy You're not crazy... come here Don't you walk away from me! I don't care what I told you, come back here! You hear me talkin' to you, baby? Come here! Come here, I'll... I'll kick yo' ass!