I gotta free my soul from the troubles of lately Follow my heart wherever it takes me Let it flow on by like a piece of driftwood A piece of driftwood Untie my noose Open up a bottle of Whatever you choose You see the naked truth

Who think you foolin'? We not new to it We countin' fluent I'm scammin' a wood, my cup full of mud I came out the hood Sometimes a gangsta need a hug I'ma give all my problems above Hate when people keep doin' too much Keep it real, the streets show you

He's the one they call Dr. Feelgood He's the one that makes ya feel alright He's gonna be your Frankenstein Rat-tailed Jimmy is a second hand hood He deals out in Hollywood Got a '65 Chevy, primered flames Traded for some powdered goods Jigsaw Jimmy,

(Woo hoo, woo hoo) Like I'm alive again Turn your magic on, to me she'd say Everything you want's a dream away I feel my heart beating Oh, you make me feel If we've only got this life Under this pressure, under this weight I feel my heart beneath my skin

Meadows of Heaven Meadows of heaven Heaven, heaven, heaven I close my eyes, the lantern dies The scent of awakening, wild honey and dew Childhood games, woods and lakes Streams of silver, toys of olden days The flowers of wonder And the hidden treasures

Oh my gosh, back at it again (back at it) In the kitchen whippin', I'm rappin' again (whippin') Keep on playin' bitch, then I'm stabbin' your friend (woo) I'm in the hood, they think I'm back trappin' again (trappin') (woo) All my grizzy niggas

And I'm feelin' strong I will sing this vict'ry song 'Cause I'm already gone Woo hoo hoo, my my, woo hoo hoo Yes, I'm already gone Already gone Well, I heard some people talkin' just the other day And they said you were gonna put me on a shelf But let me

Music's playing up and down the block Mostly Christian, blues, country, folk and southern rock It's a little piece of paradise way out here in the woods There's always something going on down in the trailerhood My neighbor Carl, he lives next door Pink

(Woohoo hoo hoo hoo) I never knew that a woman could change me Never gonna be the same I once was blind but now I can see She took my soul She ripped it out Left me here with my knees to the ground Never gonna be the same (never gonna be the same) You

You'll be my little friend I'm a slut like you I got a little piece of you-hoo And it's just like woo hoo You say you're looking for a fool I'm gonna let ya know the truth They're just our little friend You're now my little friend Yeah, yeah, yeah