The Other Man - Spectrum Box

Hey Mama Mama used to take me across her lap She used to hit me with a trap When I was bad. I didn't know at the time Being bad could lead to crime But now I'm glad Well she kept me on the double I stayed out of trouble And now I understand She said son you've got to give a heck Promise you'll always give respect to the other man When I used to make fun of others She'd say no not to your brothers And that ain't all When someone is feeling low Think of the nicest things you know To make them feel tall I never forget what mama said When she kneel down and pray For the Father's guiding hand Throw your arms around his neck Make him proud to give respect to the other man Oh now that I'm a man God has taken my mother's hand And now I'm carrying on Oh sometimes I'll have to weep Mother's love I'll always keep Cause she made me strong And if should ever have a son We gonna have lots of fun And I'll teach him to understand She said son you got to give a heck Promise you'll always give respect to the other man

You know he's not the one for you, but that's no fault of mine He knows that I'm a friend of yours but doesn't know I've crossed the line I know you've got a man in the picture, but it hasn't stopped me yet We've all been in one situation or another we regret Now I'm the other man, no one's rooting for me If I'm the other man, nature will abhor me You know I want to keep my distance, does it happen anyway? He knows you're gonna drift apart, and there's nothing he can say I know that he's a stand-up guy, but that's none of my concern We've all been in one situation or another, it's my turn To be the other man, no one sympathizes When you're the other man that everyone despises He's gonna find out that the rumors are true The ones that are still unbeknownst to you He'll find out, so I'll tell you because You gotta find out before he does I know you've got a man in the picture, but it hasn't stopped me yet We've all been in one situation or another we regret Now I'm the other man, no one's rooting for me If I'm the other man, nature will abhor me Yeah, no one sympathizes When you're the other man that everyone despises Yeah (Yeah) We've all been in one situation or another (Yeah) We've all been in one situation or another (Yeah) We've all been in one situation or another