Story Behind The Song
Every live band needs a couple of these songs. It gets people shakin' their thang on the dancefloor. We sometimes would bust out a dual lead in the guitar solo for 20 minutes or more!
Song Description
Your typical "My Woman done me wrong" rock song. Has a good groove with some great hooks.
| Song Length |
4:53 |
Genre |
Rock - General |
| Tempo |
Medium Fast (131 - 150) |
Lead Vocal |
Male Vocal |
| Mood |
Disconcerted, Annoyed |
Subject |
Photography, Telephone |
| Language |
English |
Era |
2000 and later |
Lyrics
Tell Me Why (You do Those Things You do)
I?ve got a girl, she don?t love me yes I know
She tells me these things all the time
She wants a man who can give her all she wants
Give her the shit that makes her feel fine
I work my job yes I work it every night. It just ain?t enough to buy her smile
Tell me people what?s a man supposed to do when his mind leaves his head for a while?
Sometimes you got to choose between the green and the blues
Tell me why you do those things you do
Well it?s been said the way she gets inside my head, people tell me I?m a fool
Well I?m not blind but the way she spins my mind. It seems I?ve got the parts she?s got the tools
When the cake it is gone and baby can?t be found, spendin? time with other men instead
Well when the money it rolls in and I?m ready to begin, she finds her way back inside my bed
CH
A man can be burned but a man?s got to learn. Baby?s dinner will get cold
Smiles they will fade and those doors they will shut ?cause even pretty things they can get old
Take a good look at everything you?ve earned, do you think that life is free?
I think it?s time that you got yourself a dog ?cause you won?t get nothing more from me
CH repeat last line 2x