Ray Charles - Understanding lyrics

[Chorus] Understanding is the best thing in the world Between a boy and a girl Boy and girl and even a woman or a man It's always better when you really understand [Verse 1] You know understanding is a mighty powerful thing That's why it makes me so sad When I see my friends wandering around through the world Never knowing the meaning of the word Understanding, so in the next few minutes, I'm going to Try to explain just exactly what it means Now wait a minute, listen, for instance, you take me And my old lady, we got to good thing going Because I know If I don't work and pay the rent and the Bills and buy her fine pretty clothes to wear well There are fifteen other guys just waiting round the Corner, and I don't care how much that woman loves me She's going to go out and find herself one of them who Will and that's why I believe that [Chorus] [Verse 2] Now listen I don't want you to think that this is a One sided affair, no no Because my old lady also understands that a man must Have respect What I mean is, if she must play around don't let me Catch her, because what I don't see can't hurt me, you Understand? but on the other hand, If I should ever Catch her I'm not gonna talk about-a And call her a bunch of bad names like you all might No no mh What I'm going to do, I'm going to go down-town to the Hardware store and buy myself a double blade axe Come back, square off, and believe her soul's going to Belong to the good lord Because her head's gonna belong to me, and I Guarantee she'll know what I mean when I'll say [Chorus] [To end]