For the love of a good woman   - did I stab so many knives in your back,   for the love of a good woman   - I guess subtlety was something I lacked,   for the love of a good woman   - should I confess all those passionate crimes,   and for the love of a good woman   - should I confess all those false alibis.      Still I never turned truth away,   I never tried tempting fate,   and I never said wisdom waits,    for someone so great,   for someone so great,   for someone so great.      For the love of a good woman   - I tried everything embarrassment can,   for the love of a good woman   - I tried violence, tried purpose and lies,   for the love of a good woman   - I hid my blushes and I softened the blows,   for the love of a good woman   - I laughed out loud when all my greeness it showed.      So many nights I left you stranded,   so many nights I left you so alone,   so many nights I gave nothing but heartache,   but I all the time I gave you sweet love.   So many nights I left you stranded,   so many nights I left you so alone,   so many nights I gave nothing but heartache,   but I all the time I gave you sweet love.      For the love of a good woman,   for the love of a good woman,   for the love of a good woman,   for the love of a good woman will I ever find.