Good Guy

Boyz II Men

Oh, oh
Oh, oh, oh…

I don't understand your thinking
I thought we were happy, guess I was mistaken
Give you all my love and my attention
Say you don't want me
Cuz something is missing
Gave you all you wanted and you know it's true
All that I was doin' meant nothing to you
And if I told you why, we'd probably be cool
But I was good to you, so good

But you want a guy that's real nice (real nice)
That will spend all his dough and his time (and his time)
But then you change your mind and want a thug guy 
(Thug guy)
Who won't act right (won't act right)
It doesn't pay to be the good guy (it don't pay, yeah)
You callin' me on late nights (oh, no)
Tellin' me how he won't act right (oh)
Stayin' with him but he makes you cry (makes you cry)
Tell me why (tell me why)
It doesn't pay to be the good guy

(Cause every time I try) I try to be the good guy
You take me for granted, throw me to the side
Rather have a man that will tell you lies
Tell me why, tell me why, tell me why (tell me why)
Why should I be the good guy (ooh)
And get left for the man that don't treat you right (oh…)
There's nothing good in being good guys
(Being good guys, tell me why)
Tell me why, tell me why, tell me why

I don't understand your reason
Say you love me, then sayin' you're leavin'
The situation here has really changed me
Don't wanna fall in love cuz you play me (oh)
You gotta be kiddin' me (no)
You tryina get rid of me
I did more for you than any brother would do
I was good to you, so good to you

Plus you want a guy that's real nice (babe)
That will spend all his dough and his time (his time, yeah)
But then you change your mind and want a thug guy (thug)
Who won't act right (right)
It doesn't pay to be the good guy (it don't pay, yeah)
You callin' me on late nights (oh)
Tellin' me how he won't act right (act right)
Stayin' with him but he makes you cry (you cry)
Tell me why (tell me why)
It doesn't pay to be the good guy (no, no, tell me why)

Cause every time I try to be the good guy
You take me for granted, throw me to the side (oh…)
Rather have a man that will 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 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'll never have do the things)
I do for you
(Our love just wasn't true)
Our love just wasn't true 
I was good to you, so good to you
So good to you
Everytime I try

Every time I try to be the good guy (oh)
You take me for granted, throw me to the side
Rather have a man that will tell you lies
(Rather have a man tell you lies, tell me why)
Tell me why, tell me why, tell me why (tell me why)
Why should I be the good guy (to be good guy, oh…)
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

Cause every time I try to be the good guy
You take me for granted, throw me to the side 
Rather have a man that will 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 try to be the good guy
You take me for granted, throw me to the side
Rather have a man that will 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 (oh)
There's nothing good in being good guys (tell me why, why)
Tell me why, tell me why, tell me why 

I try to be the good guy
You take me for granted, throw me to the side
Rather have a man that will 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