Honey I?m a good man   But I?m a cheatin? man   And I?ll do all I can   To get a lady?s love      And I wanna do right   I don?t wanna hurt nobody   If I slip well then I'm sorry   Yes, I am      When I was a young boy   I used to watch my daddy play   And in my heart I?d always say   He was wrong      He had to be crazy   Knocked stone cold out of his mind   To be leaving my pretty momma home alone      She?d always sit patient and waitin? then cussin? and cryin?   And who would have to be there to comfort her   And I would have to look my momma right square in her eyes   And I swear that I would never hurt no one like that      Baby, I'm a good man   But I?m a cheatin? man   And I?ll do all I can   To get a lady?s love      And I wanna do right   And I don?t wanna hurt nobody   If I slip well then I?m sorry   Yes, I am      Now that I?m older, I?ve found it?s time to settle down   Because I need some love around to make me whole   But something is funny 'cause things I swore I?d never do   I find myself all in a victim to losin? total control      Oh yeah, 'cause recently, I ran into   Someone who reminds me of you   And even though I know that kind of thing ain?t right      I?m finding myself caught up in lies   Tryin? to swim against the tide   And as the stage gets set for drama   I can?t stop thinkin? about my momma      I?m a cheatin? man   And I?ll do all I can   To get a lady?s love   Yes, sir      And I wanna do right   And I don?t wanna hurt nobody   If I slip well then I?m sorry   Yes, I am      Honey I?m a good man   But I?m a cheatin? man   And I?ll do all I can   To get a lady?s love      And I wanna do right   I don?t wanna hurt nobody   If I slip well then I?m sorry   Yes, I am, yes, I am, yes, I am