Curtis Mayfield

You Have Been Cheatin'

Curtis Mayfield


I've been trying hard to forget 
That you've been cheating 
Wishin' you I'd never met 
'Cause you've been cheating 
Can't you know lies can be seen in your eyes 
And from wrong you'll never be free 
While you sit cryin', you've been lyin' 
You've been cheatin', cheatin' on me 
Yeah, you made me suspect and I know (who-who) 
You don't want me (you don't want me) 
Cookies crumble, and that's how it goes (who-who) 
You don't want me (you don't want me) 
Can't you know lies can be seen in your eyes 
And from wrong you'll never be free 
While you sit cryin', you've been lyin' 
You've been cheatin', cheatin' on me 
Another lover you discover 
Our love's gone and I don't know why 
It's just as well, though at last I do know 
All you said was just a lie 
So I'm trying hard to forget 
That you've been cheating 
Wishin' you I'd never met 
'Cause you've been cheating 
Can't you know lies can be seen in your eyes 
And from wrong you'll never be free 
While you sit cryin', you've been lyin' 
You've been cheatin', cheatin' on me 
Ooh, ooh, baby (you've been cheating) 
You must not love me (you've been cheating) 
You must not want me (you've been cheating) 
You just don't care...