Good morning, America How are you? Say don't you know me? I'm your native son I'm the train they call the city of New Orleans I'll be gone five hundred miles when the day is done Riding on the city of New Orleans Illinois Central, Monday morning rail

I don't need another lover I don't need to make amends But I'm done going undercover I just want to find a friend One day the world may end But there's still plenty to discover Till then I'll just pretend We're gonna live forever Ooh it's troubling

That pussy bitin', so I paid to get her lace done I'm on house arrest but I'ma take one That nigga dissin' on the 'Gram, but I ain't say nothin' I ain't trippin', I'ma get him when that day come I ain't trippin, I'ma get him when that day come You know,

I give thanks to you For being a precious friend For holding our spirits high I do thank you lord For blessing my life each day For always being there when all is said and done (Woo) To thee, do we give thanks Now hol' on, hol' on, hol' up Has anybody

Seal my heart and break my pride I've nowhere to stand and now nowhere to hide Align my heart, my body, my mind To face what I've done and do my time The young man stands on the edge of his porch The days were short and the father was gone There was no

And I'll destroy the memories one by one The bitter past erased I'll not replace What's done is done No belief is all that's left and I do not regret The darkness welcomes me back home! The day has ended I lay awake A soft glow over my shoulder

Be my friend, hold me Wrap me up, unfold me I am small, I'm needy Warm me up and breathe me Help, I have done it again I have been here many times before Hurt myself again today And the worst part is there's no one else to blame Ouch, I have lost myself

Down at the local laundromat I'm gettin' madder everyday You been meetin' your man, baby I say, you been meetin' your man, baby I've done got wise An' daddy ain't goin' for that Early every mornin' You grab your old blouse or two Yeah, you get up early

Back to the house at Pooh corner by one Count all the bees in the hive Chase all the clouds from the sky (chase the clouds from above) You'd be surprised there's so much to be done Back to the days of Christopher Robin and Pooh Christopher Robin and I

This is what we started Never be, never be us They can't hold us down They'll never be, never be us Remember when we were young Breakin' every rule they made I'll never change what we've done It made us who we are today I'm takin' every chance I get