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 that it's true   But there's no livin' with you so what'll I do   I'm goin' honky tonkin', get as tight as a spring   And maybe by then you'll 'preciate a good thing      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 'til the day that I die   So tell me why baby, why baby, why baby, why      Well, I don't know, but I've heard say   Ever' little dog is 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, I should'a left then   You know I still love 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   I can't live without you 'til the day that I die   So tell me why baby, why baby, why baby, why   Ooh, why baby, why baby, why baby, why   You make me cry baby, cry baby, cry baby, cry