Tell me why baby, why baby, why baby, why You make me cry baby, cry baby, cry baby, cry I can't live without you till the day that I die So tell me why baby, why baby, why baby, why Well, I got a crow I want to pick with you Just like last time when the feathers flew You're running wild a kickin' up your heels A leaving me home with a handful of bills Well, I can't live without you and you know it's true But there's no livin' with you so what'll I do I'm goin' honky tonking get as tight as I can And maybe by then you'll preciate a good man Tell me why baby, why baby, why baby, why You make me cry baby, cry baby, cry baby, cry I can't live without you till the day that I die So tell me why baby, why baby, why baby, why Well, now I don't know but I've heard you say That every little dog's a gonna have his day You better pay attention don't you dare forget 'Cause I'm just a little bitty puppy yet I caught you honky tonking with my best friend The thing to do was leave you but I shoulda left then Now I'm too old to leave you but I still get sore When you come home a feeling for the knob on the door Tell me why baby, why baby, why baby, why You make me cry baby, cry baby, cry baby, cry I can't help but love you till the day that I die But tell me why baby, why baby, why baby, why...

Why Baby Why â" Charley Pride Tell me why baby, why baby, why baby why You make me cry baby, cry baby, cry baby cry Well, I got a crow I wanna pick with you Just like last time when the feathers flew You're runnin' wild a-kickin' up your heels A-leavin' me home with a hand full of bills I can't live without you and you know it's true But there's no livin' with you so what'll I do I'm goin' honky tonkin', getting' tight as I can And maybe by then you'll 'preciate a good man Tell me why baby, why baby, why baby why You made me cry baby, cry baby, cry baby cry I can't live without you till the day that I die --- Instrumental --- Girl, now I don't know, but I've heard say That ever' little dog is a-gonna have his day You'd better pay attention, don't you dare forget 'Cause I'm just a little bitty puppy yet I caught you honky tonkin' with my best friend The thing to do was leave you, but I should'a left then Now I'm too old to leave you, but I still get sore When you come home a-feelin' for the knob on the door Well, tell me why baby, why baby, why baby why You make me cry baby, cry baby, cry baby cry I live without you 'til the day that I die So tell me, why baby, why baby, why baby why... Tell me, why baby, why baby, why baby why...

What do you mean god gave me two left feet? Shooting me glares from the passenger seat Come on baby we got all dressed up, won't you dance with me? Why baby why do you come with trouble? I'm trying to hide as not to be seen But I know you mean well, step on my feet, and come dance with me Come on, try to have a good time, there's a punch bowl but you brought red wine Come on baby show me what's a good time, why baby why? Why must you play me like I play the guitar? She made me jump into the reservoir And go running till we fade to black, Like the movies do Why baby why do you come with trouble? I'm trying to hide as not to be seen But I know you mean well, step on my feet, and come dance with me Come on, try to have a good time, there's a punch bowl but you brought red wine Come on baby show me what's a good time, why baby why? Come on, try to have a good time, there's a punch bowl but you brought red wine Come on baby show me what's a good time, why baby why? Oh-oh-oh-oh Come on baby show me what's a good time, why baby why?

Tell me why baby, why baby, why baby, why You make me cry baby, cry baby, cry baby, cry I can't help but love you 'til the day that I die But tell me, why baby, why baby, why baby, why Well I got a crow I wanna pick with you Just like last time when the feathers flew You're runnin' wild a-kickin' up your heels A-leavin' me home with a hand full of bills I can't live without you and you know it's true But there's no livin' with you, so what'll I do I'm goin' honky tonkin', get as tight as I can And maybe by then you'll 'preciate a good man Tell me why baby, why baby, why baby, why You make me cry baby, cry baby, cry baby, cry No, I can't help but love you 'til the day that I die So tell me why baby, why baby, why baby, why Well, now I don't know, but I've heard say That ev'ry little dog is a-gonna have his day You'd better pay attention, don't you dare forget 'Cause I'm just a little bitty puppy yet Well, I caught you honky tonkin' with my best friend The thing to do was leave you, but I should'a left then Now I'm too old to leave you, but I still get sore When you come home a-feelin' for the knob on the door Tell me why baby, why baby, why baby, why You make me cry baby, cry baby, cry baby, cry Lord, I can't help but love you 'til the day that I die So tell me, why baby, why baby, why baby, why Tell me, why baby, why baby, why baby, why

I'd give you everything I never had I hope you know that But now I have it, I don't need it, it's important that you see it Money often makes a never-home dad Is it worth all the times when I'm never here? Is it worth it when daddy can't dry your tears? Is it life or just a living? Kids and wife is not a given I wish I could be a stay-at-home dad And all the dreams I had, I Still see them in your eyes Now you can hurt me more than I've ever Been hurt before and I've been hurt before I'll live, I'll live, I'll live I'll live like this forever I still have all the wounds he left But they don't hurt no more like they hurt before I wish, I wish, I wish I wish that he could have seen you I'm gonna miss the most important things And I know that Your first words, a couple steps, at least we got so many left Your mom's so good, she never make me look bad 'Cause she knows all the times when I'm far from home In a room full of people but all alone It gets me thinkin' when we're smokin' and we're drinkin' I wish I could be a stay-at-home dad And all the dreams I had, I Still see them in your eyes Now you can hurt me more than I ever Been hurt before and I've been hurt before I'll live, I'll live, I'll live I'll live like this forever I still have all the wounds he left But they don't hurt no more like they hurt before I wish, I wish, I wish I wish that he could have seen you Oh-oh-oh-oh-oh-oh, oh-oh-oh Oh-oh-oh-oh-oh-oh I wish that he could have seen you Now you can hurt me more than I ever Been hurt before and I've been hurt before I'll live, I'll live, I'll live I'll live like this forever I still have all the wounds he left But they don't hurt no more like they hurt before I wish, I wish, I wish I wish that he could have seen you Oh-oh-oh-oh-oh-oh-oh Oh-oh-oh-oh-oh-oh-oh

I've been on the road Bringing back money Yeah, I've been digging gold I hope you still want me I know I've been gone a little too long But money don't grow So I gotta go I've been chasing dimes It's been so lonely Yeah, I've been in the mines I'm sorry my hours don't work out right I know I keep you up at night 'Cause ain't much changed but my age The man you love is the same Don't you know that hearts Can break easy? I gave you the best of my pieces Promise me you'll let me Come back home Keep my bed warm 'Cause I'm bringing it all back to you Only say you'll be there when I do Promise you get the best of me Only you get the rest of me Got my mind on your waist You're the life of my party Got a lot to do Can't stay in one place too long I've been on the move I know you've been waiting But here's the truth I want someone to come home to 'Cause ain't much changed but my age The man you love is the same And don't you know that hearts Can break easy? I gave you the best of my pieces Promise me you'll let me Come back home Keep my bed warm 'Cause I'm bringing it all back to you (Back to you) Only say you'll be there when I do Promise me We're not gonna lose this 'Cause I'm on my way right now It's only home with you in it Now I'm so close it's unfair 'Cause ain't much changed but my age The man you love is the same And don't you know that hearts Can break easy? I gave you the best of my pieces Promise me you'll let me Come back home Keep my bed warm 'Cause I'm bringing it all back to you (Back to you) Only say you'll be there when I do Promise me Promise me Promise you get the best of me Only you get that recipe Got my mind on your waist