Freddy Fender – You’ll Lose A Good Thing, is a popular song written by rhythm and blues artist Barbara Lynn Ozen, who, performing as Barbara Lynn, scored a 1962 Top 10 hit, peaking at #8 and also the number 1 spot on the R&B charts, with her bluesy rendition of the song.

Freddy Fender retained those bluesy, soulful elements when he recorded a country version of the song in 1975. In April 1976, the song was his fourth No. 1 song on the Billboard magazine Hot Country Singles chart.

Freddy Fender – You’ll Lose A Good Thing
From the album Rock ‘N’ Country
B-side “I’m to Blame”
Released January 1976
Recorded 1975
Genre country
Length 2:53
Label ABC-Dot Records
Songwriter(s) Barbara Lynn Ozen
Producer(s) Huey P Meaux

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Freddy Fender – You’ll Lose A Good Thing Lyrics

Well if you lose me, oh yes
You’ll lose a good thing
Well if you lose me, oh yes
You’ll lose a good thing

You know I love you girl
But I want you to do right
If you would only straighten up
We’d have a good life
And if you don’t believe me, oh yes
You’ll lose a good thing

Well if you lose me, oh yes
You’ll lose a good thing
You do all your parading
With every guy in town
I try to find you, woman
And you’re nowhere to be found

But if you lose me, oh yes
You’ll lose a good thing
Well if you lose me, oh yes
You’ll lose a good thing

You know I love you woman
I can’t tell you anymore
If you don’t straighten up
I’m gonna walk right out of that door
And if you don’t believe me, oh yes
You’ll lose a good thing, oh yes
You’ll lose a good thing, oh yes, oh yes
You’ll lose a good thing, don’t you know

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