Can't you see he doesn't care
He likes to play
with you that's all
He's waitin' on someone
else's call
He's playin' it cool
Why's it so hard to reach you
Why are you still out there
Beatin' your heart
against the wall
Waitin' for Jericho to fall
Hard-headed fool
Didn't your mama teach you
anythin' at all
You can't treat
the wrong man right
Or change a devil
to an angel overnight
He'll wreck all your
best laid plans for spite
You can't treat
the wrong man right
You can't treat
the right man wrong
When you're out on the town
Actin' mean and head-strong
He'll sit home and wait
for you all night long
You can't treat
the right man wrong
I heard it on the telephone
A woman was whisperin'
in my ear
And though I was tryin'
not to hear
The message came through
She was someone
who knew you
I guess she told me everythin'
I wasn't listenin' anyway
I know she had a lot to say
but nothin' was clear
I only remember her voice
Above the sound
of the pin-ball
Sayin' to me
You can't treat
the wrong man right
Or change a devil
to an angel overnight
He'll steal all your love
and fly by night
You can't treat
the wrong man right
You can't treat
the right man wrong
You can run all the way
from here to Hong Kong
And he'll be waitin'
When you come back in sight
You can't treat
the right man wrong
You can't treat
the wrong man right