Then you ain't livin' yet. He said, "Boy you ever been outside of this town? Ever thought about gettin' out to the west coast? Or down to Mexico?" I said, "No." I just stood there pumpin' his gas while he rambled on somethin' 'bout Paris, France And the

I will never let you down When you say you've had enough And you might just give it up When you feeling low on love I’ll be what you dreaming of 'Cause I’ve been sick and working all week And I’ve been doing just fine You’ve been tired of watching me

You hide behind your mask of desperation This is a truth adjust Has to be told, it must We spread amongst us so the world can hear it

It almost feels like it was just a dream All these memories of you and me So far from home Brave enough to take this road Out on my own Blown away in the summer breeze It almost feels like we just never were All the time we spent was just a blur

Breathing slowly, mechanical heartbeat Losing contact with the living Almighty TV plugged, hybrid empty brain Don't see anything real in the game The tension is building constantly No reason just a reflex I have, driven by clockwork I try to keep an eye

And this bird you can not change But, if I stayed here with you, girl Things just couldn't be the same Cause I'm as free as a bird now Oh, oh, oh, oh, oh Lord knows, I can't change If I leave here tomorrow Would you still remember me? For I must be

At that hangout my daddy used to hang around We watched it all go up in smoke until it all came down Just like after tabs and stooge and tables got turned To the only joint my momma ever burned The only joint my mother burned was on the rural route She

When you discover Just why I ran Ran away from you lover I know I'm to blame I feel so ashamed Call out your name After the rain If I had my way

It's a love without end, amen Let me tell you a secret about a father's love A secret that my daddy said was just between us He said daddies don't just love their children every now and then I got sent home from school one day with a shiner on my eye

Let me seal it with a kiss Only thing I need's a taste of your lips I just wanna take your love down slowly You ain't gotta say a word, just hold me Come on, come on, mami don't be shy Come on, come, show you the time of your life Shake it, shake it,