[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, oh)

[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]
Understanding is the best thing in the world
Yes it is (Between a boy and a girl)
Boy and girl and even a woman or a man
(It's always better when you really understand, oh)
[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, now
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]
Understanding is the best thing in the world
Say it again, say it again (Between a boy and a girl)
Boy and girl and even a woman or a man
It's always better when you really understand, oh oh

Understanding is the best thing in the world
Say it again, say it again, now (Between a boy and a girl)