Otis Redding — Everybody Makes A Mistake

[Verse 1] Out in the street, late all night long While that one who love me Man, she was sitting at home Oh, I've been worried I was a fool Paying the bills and running around heavy, gone, man I know everybody makes a mistake sometimes [Verse 2] But when I got home, oh My baby, she was gone And I found a letter Right there on the kitchen floor, it read: "I tried to wait for you to come, honey But like a fool you were running around, doing me wrong" I'm sorry, I know, baby Everybody makes a mistake sometimes I know I make one [Verse 3] And oh "So if you are running around with somebody else Try to satisfy, man, you can't satisfy your selfish self So, uh, man, you gotta take heed Listen to every word I'm saying 'Cause that same thing, man, might happen to you one day And you know that everybody Man, I know that everybody makes a mistake sometimes [Outro] I know, because I've made mine I made a great big one Man, I made a, I made a great big one I can't do it no more No, I'm never gonna do it I want you to come back to me, baby And help me if you would, baby I love you, darling I love you, baby Honey, I won't stay out in the street all night I won't stay out in the street, baby I'll just sit home with you, darling And hold your trembling hand So just come back to me, baby