(Verse 1)
If you see me walking down the street one day don't say nothing to me no no nothing cause you did me wrong when I was doing bad so bad I didn't think I was gonna make it now I'm alone feeling free freer than the butterfly flying high now yeah yeah baby i don't claim no riches or any miracles but I'm doing better on my own

(Chorus)
So if you see me: walk on by baby
Don't say nothing: walk on by now
Do yourself a favor: walk on by (yeah)
Don't say nothing: walk on by
(yeah yeah yeah yeah!)

Oh yeah
Oh yeah

(Verse 2)
You didn't even try to understand just where I was coming from no no baby instead of understanding you gave me your demandings and I couldn't stand it uh uh baby now it's much too late and therе's no time for me to try not anymore uh uh baby listеn: say I don't feel no pain it doesn't hurt inside and I'm doing better on my own

(Chorus)
So if you see me: walk on by baby
Don't say nothing: walk on by now
Do yourself a favor: walk on by baby
Don't say nothing: walk on by
(yeah, yeah, yeah, yeah!)

(Interlude)
Yeah
Yeah
Yeah
Yeah
(Verse 3)
Now it's much too late and there's no time for me to try not anymore uh uh baby I don't feel no pain it doesn't hurt inside and I'm doing better on my own

(Chorus)
So look here baby!
If you see me: walk on by now
Don't say nothing: walk on by now
Just do yourself a favor: yeah walk on by girl
Don't say nothing: walk on by
(yeah yeah yeah yeah!)

(Outro)
Look here don't try to talk to me now baby
I'm doing ok yeah I'm making it on my own baby look here
(Do yourself a favor)
And you know honey you know I ain't rich or nothing
I ain't claiming no miracles but ah
(Do yourself a favor)
I'm a bachelor now baby you know what I'm saying? Whoo
(Do yourself a favor)
Just do yourself a favor baby just walk on down the street uh
(Do yourself a favor)
I ain't got a damn thing to say to you now baby look out Whoo
(Do yourself a favor)
When we was together did you try to understand me? No Uh
(Do yourself a favor)
So just do yourself a favor and get the hell down the road
(Do yourself a favor)
Mmmm
(Do yourself a favor)