Every now and then you gotta take it on the chin And gotta turn the other cheek But then there's times your old stubborn pride Don't back down so easily And you got no choice but to let your voice Be heard and hold your ground And that's the point that he'll get the point And you'll probably back down But if he bolts up and steps across that line You gotta whoop a man's a** sometimes Man, I'll be the first one here to call you crazy If you let me catch you cussin' and akin to roughin' up a lady And God forbid that anybody mess with mine You gotta whoop a man's a** sometimes Yeah, I let it slide when the liquored up guy Asked me, "Boy, what you lookin' at?" And I kept my cool when the reckless fool Put a dent in my Cadillac And I don't care if my long hair Draws stares the way it does As long as you ain't throwin' sticks and stones You'd probably be alright 'cause I'll take the high road if I can out of a bind But you gotta whoop a man's a** sometimes Man, I'll be the first one here to call you crazy If you let me catch you cussin' and akin to roughin' up a lady And God forbid that anybody mess with mine You gotta whoop a man's a** sometimes Man, I'll be the first one here to call you crazy If you let me catch you cussin' and akin to roughin' up a lady And God forbid that anybody mess with that little girl of mine You gotta whoop a man's a** sometimes You gotta whoop a man's a** sometimes Hmm, that's right Yeah, you gotta whoop a man's a** sometimes