Terence Trent D'arby Right Thing, Wrong Way lyrics

Right thing, wrong way
Fellas, I want you to listen to me
'Cause I know y'all will know
What I am talkin' bout here today, now dig

Let me tell you about a girl I know
Every time I let my feelings show
I sing this same old song
Listen to me people

How come every time I try
To put my best foot forward?
All I wind up doing is putting it in my mouth
Somebody's got to tell me

I keep trying to do the right thing
But I keep doing it the wrong way
Every time that I try to win her lovin'
I keep doing it the wrong way

I send her flowers, she starts to sneeze
I didn't know that she had allergies
Yeah, yeah, yeah, I told her, I apologize
And I'll make it up to you, listen to me

'Cause I was tryin' to do the right thing
But I keep doing it the wrong way
Every time that I try to win her lovin'
I keep doing it the wrong way

A four course meal, she called it a snack
I even took her to my crib
And she called my place a shack
Yeah, yeah, yeah

I tried to please the kind of girl
Whose tastes are particular
Man, this girl's about to break my back

I keep trying to do the right thing
But I keep doing it the wrong way
Every time that I try to win her lovin'
I keep doing it the wrong way

I keep on trying to do the right thing
Yeah, yeah, but I keep, but I keep
But I keep doing it the wrong way
Every time that I try to win her lovin'
I keep doing it the wrong way

Look here now, I'm trying to do the right thing
I keep trying to do the right thing
Don't you know that?
I'm trying to do the right thing

Look here, put your hands together

Listen to me people

The top was down on lover's lane
How was I supposed to know it was gonna rain?
So, I called her up to make amends
And she agreed to see me once again
But this time she brought her ugly friend
I guess, that's how the story ends, yeah

I keep trying to do the right thing
But I keep doing it the wrong way
Every time that I try to win her lovin'
I keep doing it the wrong way

I keep trying to do the right thing
But I keep doing it wrong, yeah
Every time that I try to win her lovin'
I keep doing it the wrong way

Yeah, hit it, yeah
Hey, hey, hey, come on

I could do nothing right, seemed like
Everything I wanna do came out wrong
I know, y'all know what I'm talkin' about
Hey, yeah, yeah, yeah

Try, try, try, yeah
Got to do the right thing
Don't ya know it?
Tryin' to do the right thing

Don't ya know?
Trying' to do the right thing
Trying' to do the right thing, baby
Don't ya know

Keep tryin' to put my best foot forward
Instead I put it in my mouth
When I try to want love, baby
You, you, you want something

Can I try, try, try to do the right thing?
Don't ya know?
Tryin' to do the right thing
Don't ya know, girl

Tryin' to do the right thing for ya, baby
Tryin' to do the right thing for ya, baby
Ikeep coming off all wrong, wrong, wrong
Wrong, wrong, wrong, wrong, yeah
Keeps coming off wrong