Billy Paul — I Was Married

[Verse 1] I was married But, it just didn't work out right I was married Let me tell you 'bout my life You know, six years is such a long time To call somebody "Mine" Hey, payback, I'm not indiscrete And every guy or gal that I meet They ask me the same question And I tell them everytime [Verse 2] That I was married People, I guess I'm happy 'cause I'm free I was married I don't bother her and she don't bother me Sometimes I wanna, wanna go back And pick up where we left off at But I stop dead in my tracks, because [Bridge] You have your thoughts too I did all I could do And it would only be the same thing All over again And I tell them everytime [Verse 3] That I was married But, it just didn't work, it didn't work It didn't work out right I was married Please listen to my life And people keep asking me The same old thing And I tell that I, I , I, I, I Oh, I can testify, I did it twice [Outro] I was married But it just didn't work, didn't work out right I was married Please listen to my life And people keep asking me The same old thing and I tell them that I, I, I, I, I, I, I, I did it twice I was married but it just didn't work Just didn't work, it just didn't work I was married It didn't work, it did not work It did not work, but I was married It didn't work, it didn't work People keep asking me because it didn't work I was married It did not work Some of you been married, a lot of you been married But I was married A lot of you can talk about it, I can talk about it I can testify, testify It didn't work, it didn't work, it didn't work I was married It did not work, it did not work, did not work But Billy Paul was married Can testify, testify, to be true, to be true Billy Paul was married People keep asking me It didn't work Don't ask me It didn't work Don't ask me It did not ask Don't ask me Tried to pick up where we left off at It would only be the same thing all over again Let me tell you 'bout my life, I'll tell you about my life I was married I didn't wanna call somebody "Mine", call somebody "Mine" I guess I was married Because I'm free, free I don't bother her, she don't bother me Both of us are free, free