Life(?) is lonely|She waits in haste|Waiting for|A smile that fades|Let us come then|From the south|I could not tell you|By(?) the word of mouth||Now what gives you the right|To run my life|That way you want|To keep my heart in line|Now what gives you the right|To feel the pain|Before it strikes|To soothe my lonely mind||I went to see her|Just yesterday|Well it's not secret, no|Her man's away|You tell the lies now, no|About the past|Should have known then|Let it go, not less(?)||Now what gives you the right|To run my life|That way you want|To keep my heart in line|Now what gives you the right|To feel the pain|Before it strikes|To soothe my lonely mind|Yeah||Yeah, what gives you the right baby|Oh, what gives you the right, here(?)|Wait gives you the right, now girl(?)|What gives you the right |Well, common, common|Oh tell me |Common, common|Just tell me