Oh oh, oh oh, oh oh ohh      I don't understand your thinking   Thought we were happy, guess I was mistaken   Gave you all my love and my attention,    Say you dont want me, cuz something is missing   Gave you all you wanted and you know it's true   All that I was doin' it meant nothing to you   And if I dogged you out, we'd probably be cool   But I was good to you, so good      Don't you want a guy that's real nice   That'll spend all his dough and his time   But then you change your mind and want a thug guy   That won't act right   It doesn't pay to be the good guy   You callin' me late nights   Tellin' me how he won't act right   Stayin' with him but he makes you cry   Tell me why   Doesn't pay to be the good guy      'Cause Everytime I try to be the good guy   You take me for granted, throw me to the side   Rather have a man that'll tell you lies   Tell me why, tell me why, tell me why      Why should I be the good guy   And get left for the man that don't treat you right   There's nothing good in being good guys   Tell me why, tell me why, tell me why      I don't understand your reason   Sayin' you love me, then sayin' you're leavin'   The situation here is really changin'   Don't wanna fall in love cuz you play me (oh)   You gotta be kiddin' me (no)   Been tryin' to get rid of me   I did more for you than any brother would do   I was good to you, so good      Don't you want a guy that's real nice   That'll spend all his dough and his time   But then you change your mind and want a thug guy   That won't act right   It doesn't pay to be the good guy   You callin' me late nights   Tellin' me how he won't act right   Stayin' with him but he makes you cry   Tell me why   Doesn't pay to be the good guy      'Cause Everytime I try to be the good guy   You take me for granted, throw me to the side   Rather have a man that'll tell you lies   Tell me why, tell me why, tell me why      'Cause Everytime I try to be the good guy   You take me for granted, throw me to the side   Rather have a man that'll tell you lies   Tell me why, tell me why, tell me why      I was good to you (I played the fool)   Played the fool for you   You messed it up for the next girl in my life   I'll never do,   The things I do for you   Our love just wasn't true   I was good to you, so good to you   So good to you   Everytime I try      'Cause Everytime I try to be the good guy   You take me for granted, throw me to the side   Rather have a man that'll tell you lies   Tell me why, tell me why, tell me why