Mama this one’s for you Oh mama I saw the world And it was good Every step I took you held my hand And watched me grow You’ll never know How much I love you And I am not afraid, I’m not afraid I finally grew

Take me downtown barney lock me up Read me my rights put me in cuffs And I’ll do my time raise my right hand And I’ll tell the judge I’ll do that shit again Somebody better call the law We done took it outside we’re about to brawl Ol’ boy done put his

You can't afford no ring I shouldn't be wearing white and you can't afford no ring You finally took my hand Mama don't approve Baby's on its way It took a nip of gin But you finally took my hand Daddy says he's the best in town

My grandma was a wise old soul Took me by the hand not long ago Said, "Son, what's your hurry, boy slow it down Taste the wild honey, listen to the sound Of the wind that's blowin' through the trees Rivers flowin' to the sea Yeah they're all headin' home

Why'd I have to go and do you like that? Thought I'd moved on and you brought me right back To the night you took my kiss away from me I took yours too, then I lost you Bring me back to holding hands in the rain I swear I'd ease your pain Lift you up so

But I looked away And she ran away from me today; She took my hand And tried to make me understand That she would always be there, I'm such a lonely man. It came as no surprise to me That she'd leave me in misery. It seemed like only yesterday She made a

If I took your heart, swear I didn't mean to Baby, keep your hands on me Know that I should leave, but I just can't leave you Know you feel my energy You got spice and your man don't know You got your eyes on my eyes, yeah Don't change on your mind

But I looked away And she ran away from me today I'm such a lonely man She took my hand And tried to make me understand That she would always be there It came as no surprise to me That she'd leave me in misery It seemed like only yesterday

Take me downtown barney lock me up Read me my rights put me in cuffs And I’ll do my time raise my right hand And I’ll tell the judge I’ll do that shit again Somebody better call the law We done took it outside we’re about to brawl Ol’ boy done put his

Something's comin' over, mmm mmm Something's comin' over me My baby's got a secret Happiness lies in your own hand It took me much too long to understand How it could be Until you shared your secret with me Mmm mmm, my baby's got a secret