Oooh - oooh - yeah, oooh - oooh - yeah Now baby you look beautiful in your red dress When you walk down the street other girls look a mess But you're makin' me mad and you're makin' me blue Cos Life's too short to be with you Rpt A man's gotta do what a man's gotta do When you open your mouth I know that it's true Life's too short to be with you My friends tell me I'm lucky, they don't know what you're like Behind closed doors all we do is fight Then I look in your eyes and I know that it's true Life's too short to be with you Life's too short to be with you A man's gotta do what a man's gotta do When you open your mouth I know that it's true Life's too short to be with you Oooh yeah, oooh yeah You're tryin to cut my eye, you're tryin' to break my jaw I gotta tell you somethin' honey I ain't takin no more Cos When you open your mouth I know that it's true Life's too short to be with you A man's gotta do what a man's gotta do When you open your mouth I know that it's true Life's too short to be with you I said a man's gotta do what a man's gotta do