I was standing in line at the city bus stopSoaked to the skin from ev'ry rain dropI see you driving by just like a phantom jetWith your arm around some little brunetteYou say you won't be home because you're working lateHoney, I'm no fool, you've been out on a dateThe lipstick on your collar gives the game awayIt's strawberry red and mine's pink roseHave mercy on meYou treat me so bad I'm in miseryIt's breaking my heart, can't you seeBaby, baby have mercy on meWell I called you up on the telephoneI could hear you was playin' Haggard and JonesI knew right then that there was something wrongThere's only one reason you play cheatin' songsHave mercy on meYou treat me so bad I'm in miseryIt's breaking my heart, can't you seeBaby, baby have mercy on meWent to the bank with my little check bookThe cashier he gave me the strangest lookHe said you ain't got no money 'cause you're over drawnYour man took it all and he's done goneHave mercy on meYou treat me so bad I'm in miseryIt's breaking my heart, can't you seeBaby, baby have mercy on me
