Why Don't You Try Me
Ry Cooder

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If your man has got you on the run why don't you try me ? 
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If you wanna have a little fun, oh baby, why don't you try me ? 
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If you got more than you can bear, if your troubles been more than your share 
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And if things are not going just right why don't you try a man like me tonight ? 

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Why don't you try me tonight ? 
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Why don't you try me ? 
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Why don't you try me tonight ? 
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Why don't you try me ? 

Last night while I was trying to sleep 
I heard a racket from the room next door, hum 
And that was you and your man havin' a fight 
Like you've done so many nights before 

"Woman, I'll turn you every which way but loose" 
Is what I heard him shout, uh-oh, look out! 
So I jumped out of the bed and I opened the door 
Just as you came runnin' out 

And I hollered: why don't you try me tonight ? 
Why don't you try me ? 
Why don't you try me tonight ? 
Why don't you try me ? 

I ain't saying I'm all that you need 
And I won't tell you, honey, you will be free 
But all night, well, I will keep trying 
And when I say I want ya, girl, you know I'm not lyin' 
You see a good woman out on the streets these days, friends 
Ah, a bad old man can't be hard to find, no, no 
Kind of man who'd steal your heart 
And call true love a crime 

That's why I keep asking ya, baby 
Why don't you try me tonight ? 
Do yourself a favor 
Why don't you try me ? 
Regular man ain't treatin' you right 
Why don't you try a man like me tonight ? 
Why don't you try me ? 
Why don't you try a man like me tonight ? 
Why don't you try me ?

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