That the worst is yet to come Well, I got a bad, bad feelin' Woke up this mornin', wrong side of the bed Had a heavenly night, you know, I'm feelin' it in my head Lord have mercy, and the day ain't even begun Didn't get no breakfast, didn't get no lunch

And this bird you cannot change 'Cause I'm as free as a bird now Oh oh oh oh oh oh And the bird you cannot change Lord knows, I can't change If I leave here tomorrow Would you still remember me For I must be travelin' on now There's too many places I got

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

You saw me crying in the chapel The tears I shed were tears of joy I know the meaning of contentment I am happy with the Lord Just a plain and simple chapel Where all bumble people go to pray I prayed the Lord that I'll grow stronger As I live from day

Hey, mother, father, sister Hey, come back, tryin', believein' Hey, mother, father, dreamer She sits alone, an empty stare A mother's face she wears Where did she go wrong, The fight is gone Lord help this broken home Don't you know that I'm alive for you

And choke on the memories Oh oh oh oh, oh Choke, choke, yeah Ha ha ha ha, ha Choke, choke Well I see breakfast on the table And I can smell you in the halls I'll keep a message of you if you call, of you if you call Lord knows I'd cry if I was able

(you're beautiful) (for all your big mistakes) When do you come out to play? 'Cause if the Lord is gonna find me, He'd better start looking today. I don't know. I think they come from the cold (you stayed the same) To the city that don't snow.

(If you're troubled) you've just gotta let it go (All your hustles ain't for nothing) You've just gotta take it slow (When you need me, baby) all you do is let me know (If you're worried, baby) you've just gotta let it go Dear Lord, can you take it away

And yeah you know I gotta bring it back again And I tell 'em hold on I don't understand whats happening Lord willin' Make a difference, lord willin' Uh, lord willin' I tell 'em hold on And So I tell 'em hold on So I tell em

Yeah, I'm a shy young man with a real big heart I still haven't found where I belong But you know, my sweet Lord gave me just one thing, darling I know how to write one hell of a song Yeah, I know how to write one hell of a song This is what the Lord