Bpm: 126
Released: 11 July 1988
Album: Roachford (Expanded Edition)
Intro
Whoo . . .
Oooh . . .
Verse 1
Well, You Used To Be A Rogue And That's No Lie,
Couldn't Care If You Lived, Couldn't Care If You Died,
Gettin' High, Gettin' Drunk Out With Your Gang,
Man, You Were So Bad They Should've Made You Hang,
You Used To Be A Swinger And That's No Lie,
You Had Umpteen Women All At The Same Time,
Never Had No Money But You Lived Like The Rich,
Poncing All Your Money Off Of Some Poor Bitch.
Chorus
But Now Oh, Whoa Oh Oh,
Now You're Tryin' To Be A Family Man,
I Said Oh, Whoa Oh Oh,
Now You're Tryin' To Be A Family Man,
Listen.
Interlude
Wha . . .
Oh, Don't You Sit It Down,
Get Up,
If You Feel The Hurt . . ..
Verse 2
You Used To Be A Rogue And That's No Lie,
Couldn't Care If You Lived, Couldn't Care If You Died,
Then You Met A Girl By The Name Of Sue,
She Looked Just Like Your Mother, She Was Badder Than You.
Interlude
Oh Oh Oh Oh Oh
Verse 3
Nine Months Later You Were Totally Changed,
I Saw You Go To The Church To Be Born Again,
Chorus
And Now Oh, Whoa Oh Oh,
Now You're Tryin' To Be A Family Man,
I Said Oh, Whoa Oh Oh,
Now You're Tryin' To Be A Family Man,
Bridge
There's No Way Out, There's No Turning Back,
So Keep It In The Family.
Interlude
Hi Ooh,
Chorus
I Said Oh, Whoa Oh Oh,
Now You're Tryin' To Be A Family Man,
I Said Oh, Whoa Oh Oh,
Now You're Tryin' To Be A Family Man,
I Said Whoa, Whoa Oh Oh,
Now You're Tryin' To Be A Family Man,
Could You Be A Family Man?
Whoa Oh Oh,
Now You're Tryin' To Be A Family Man.
Outro
Do You Know What I Mean?
Oh Oh,
Tryin' To Be A Family Man,
Oh Oh,
Tryin' To Be A Family Man,
Tr-Tr-Tr-Tryin' To Be, Baby, Whoa Baby,
Tryin' To Be A Family Man,
Do You Know What I Mean? Do You Know What I Mean, Now?
Oh Oh Oh,
Now You're Tryin' To Be A Family Man,
Whoa Baby, Yeah, Yeah, Yeah,
Tryin' To Be A Family Man,
Alright Now, Said Now Whoa Whoa, Whoa Whoa Whoa,
Take It Down, Take It Down, Take It Down, Take It Down, Take It Down,
Tryin' To Be A Family Man,
(Fade Out)
