Lydia Loveless Do Right Lyrics
Do Right by Lydia Loveless
[Verse 1]
My mama said hard living is catching up to me
I'm afraid to look in the mirror because I know I'm going to see what she means
Is that really me?
I guess that's what I get for drinking all that gasoline
My daddy was a preacher but he was a junkie too
And I grew up on whiskey and God so I'm a little bit confused
What did I do?
Nobody told me it's so easy to let this world get its hooks into you
And this world is dragging me everywhere
But I'm still living in this town
Where the people drive me out of my mind
You know, I can't come down
[Chorus]
But if you want me to behave, I guess you'll have to tell me twice
Because I've been trying but I just can't find a good reason to do right
[Verse 2]
And you say you want a nice girl who won't hang around in dives
But when I am sweet to you, honey, you look at me like I have lost my mind
I always find myself looking for so many ways to make a perfectly good man cry
So someone better try real hard to make me treat 'em like a man tonight
Because I don't feel like a woman
Honey, you must not be doing it right
[Chorus]
And if you want me to start screaming, I guess you'll have to do it twice
Because I've been trying but I just can't find a good reason to do you right
[Verse 3]
I tried so hard to be good, how did I ever get so low down?
I didn't know it was possible to stay up that long, but I guess I do now
We're not going anywhere, but honey, you should get your keys out
We're not leaving this house, just shut your eyes and open up your mouth
'Cause I've got a conscience, baby, that's a mile fucking wide
But it seems to disappear every time that I stay up all night
That's why I always find myself hanging out at 1896 North High
So don't ask me what I'm doing hanging out in a place like this
Baby, it's people like me that keep bars like that in business
[Chorus]
And if you want me to come home, I guess you'll have to beg me twice
'Cause I've been trying but I just can't find a good reason to do right
If you want me to come home, I guess you'll have to beg me twice
'Cause I've been trying but I just can't find a good reason to do right
I can't do right
Oh, honey, I can't do right
Oh, honey, I can't do right
My mama said hard living is catching up to me
I'm afraid to look in the mirror because I know I'm going to see what she means
Is that really me?
I guess that's what I get for drinking all that gasoline
My daddy was a preacher but he was a junkie too
And I grew up on whiskey and God so I'm a little bit confused
What did I do?
Nobody told me it's so easy to let this world get its hooks into you
And this world is dragging me everywhere
But I'm still living in this town
Where the people drive me out of my mind
You know, I can't come down
[Chorus]
But if you want me to behave, I guess you'll have to tell me twice
Because I've been trying but I just can't find a good reason to do right
[Verse 2]
And you say you want a nice girl who won't hang around in dives
But when I am sweet to you, honey, you look at me like I have lost my mind
I always find myself looking for so many ways to make a perfectly good man cry
So someone better try real hard to make me treat 'em like a man tonight
Because I don't feel like a woman
Honey, you must not be doing it right
[Chorus]
And if you want me to start screaming, I guess you'll have to do it twice
Because I've been trying but I just can't find a good reason to do you right
[Verse 3]
I tried so hard to be good, how did I ever get so low down?
I didn't know it was possible to stay up that long, but I guess I do now
We're not going anywhere, but honey, you should get your keys out
We're not leaving this house, just shut your eyes and open up your mouth
'Cause I've got a conscience, baby, that's a mile fucking wide
But it seems to disappear every time that I stay up all night
That's why I always find myself hanging out at 1896 North High
So don't ask me what I'm doing hanging out in a place like this
Baby, it's people like me that keep bars like that in business
[Chorus]
And if you want me to come home, I guess you'll have to beg me twice
'Cause I've been trying but I just can't find a good reason to do right
If you want me to come home, I guess you'll have to beg me twice
'Cause I've been trying but I just can't find a good reason to do right
I can't do right
Oh, honey, I can't do right
Oh, honey, I can't do right