But On the Other Hand, Baby

You know I'm hooked for you, mama
That's why you sling your weight around

You know I'm hooked for you, mama
That's why you sling your weight around

Ah, but as long as your loving beats your arguing
Little girl, I'll never put you down

You argue when I leave for work
You argue when I get home
Everything I try to do for you
You always say that I'm wrong
I bring you home all my money
Except the little I keep for expense
And when I get home to you, mama
You always tell me
"Ray you ain't got no sense"
But on the other hand, baby

You, I can't understand

Ah, but when you put your loving arms around me, honey
You make me forget about everything

I think about the lousy way you treat me
You're always raising sin
I know that you know that I know
That you've got another man
Ah, half the time that I'm at home
I have to go to a cafe and eat
And when you argue all night long
I have to go down to the den and sleep
But on the other hand, baby

Your loving eases all my pain

And when you put your loving arms around me, honey
You make old Ray forget about everything