Understanding is the best thing in the world, Between a boy and a girl Boy and girl and even a woman or a man, It's always better when you really understand
You know understanding is a mighty powerful thing, Thats why it makes me so sad When I see my friends wandering aroung thru the world, Never knowing the meaning of the word Understanding, so in the next few minutes, I'm gonna Try to explain just exactly what it means Now wait a minute, listen, for instance, you take me And my old lady, we gotta good thing goin Because I know If I dont work and pay the rent and the Bills and buy her fine pretty clothes to wear well, There are fifteen other guys just waitin round the Corner, and I dont care how much that woman loves me, She's gonna go out and find herself one of them who Will and thats why I believe that
Understanding is the best thing in the world, Between a boy and a girl Boy and girl and even a woman or a man, It's always better when you really understand
Now listen I dont want you to think that this is a One sided affair, no no Because my old lady also understands that a man must Have respect What I mean is, if she must play around dont let me Catch her, because what I dont see cant hurt me, you Understand? but on the other hand, If I should ever Catch her I'm not gonna talk about-a And call her a bunch of bad names like you all might No no mh What I'm gonna do, I'm gonna go down-town to the Hardware store and buy myself a double blade axe, Come back, square off, and believe her soul's gonna Belong to the good lord Because her head's gonna belong to me, and I Guarantie she'll know what I mean when I'll say
Understanding is the best thing in the world, Between a boy and a girl Boy and girl and even a woman or a man, It's always better when you really understand [To end]