Well, I knew she belonged to someone else at the time
But lonely-looking women are a weakness of mine
So I bought all she said about the love he never gave her
Figured I'd just love her some and do us both a favor
Just as I got up to leave, he walked through the door
And I guess I thought he'd be surprised
But he looked at me as if to say he'd been there before
And he offered me these words to the wife
He said, you know she's a cheater, son
But you believe that you're the one
Who's got a lot of what it takes to change her
And I know now that you can't get her
You ain't much, but that don't matter
Nothing suits her better than a stranger
And the stranger man the better
And the chances are she'll set her eyes on you
The next time she goes slummin'
So just sit back and wait
It's your turn, boy
You've got lots of time to learn, boy
Do it while you can
Your time's comin'
Well, it happens that in time it happened
Just like he said
And soon enough her shoes were sittin' under my bed
And I'll confess I did my best to prove that man had lied
But nothin' short of suicide could keep her satisfied
So buddy, losin' her to you was just a matter of time
And it's her time for findin' somethin' new
Nothin' I can say is gonna make you change your mind
So I'll just give the same advice to you
You know she's a cheater, son
But you believe that you're the one
Who's got a lot of what it takes to change her
And I know now that you can't get her
You ain't much, but that don't matter
Nothing suits her better than a stranger
And the stranger man the better
And the chances are she'll set her eyes on you
The next time she goes slummin'
So just sit back and wait your turn, boy
You've got lots of time to learn, boy
Cool it while you can
Your time's comin'
I said cool it while you can
Cause your time's comin'