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(Spoken: yeah, well, I don't know) |
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In the morning (yeah yeah yeah) |
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When I rise (Lord have mercy!) |
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Sweet teardrops (and I can't understand that, y'all) |
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Drop from my eyes (yeah) |
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About the things (yeah) |
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That go down (and this is a peculiar thing, but look) |
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When a guy (Lord have mercy!) |
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Is not around (yeah yeah yeah) |
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(But looky here) |
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About the girl I left behind |
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Couldn't find no peace of mind (good God!) |
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Back and forth is a waste of time (yeah) |
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And I'm broke and I ain't got a dime (good God, good God, good God!) |
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By the time (yeah) |
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I get where I'm goin'(and I'm gonna tell y'all one thing, look) |
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My whole life (my whole life, my whole life) |
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Is gonna be showin' (yeah yeah yeah) |
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All the things (yeah) |
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All the things that I've done (yeah, look, I can't understand that, but look) |
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And all because (all because, all because, all because) |
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I'm a foolish one (yeah yeah yeah ... I can't understand that, but look) |
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About the girl I left behind |
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Couldn't find no peace of mind |
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Back and forth is a waste of time (baby baby) |
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And I'm broke and I ain't got a dime |