Because the times are getting so hard All I can buy is beer and wine Please go out to Washington for me Since this recession I'm losing my baby, Yes, since this recession I'm losing my baby, Yes, I have to stop running around, Man, you know it's breaking

If we gave it just one more try Maybe we could stop this goodbye I know through all this pain Baby just breathe in, breathe out Before you turn around, just slow down Think of all the love we've made Somehow somewhere love remains So baby just breathe

Holier than thou You know not Judge not lest ye be judged yourself No more the craps rolls out your mouth again Haven't changed, your brain is still gelatin Little whispers circle around your head Why don't you worry about yourself instead Who are you

You're out of touch I'm out of time When you're not around But I'm out of my head Out of touch Out of time And soul really matters to me Out of touch Shake it up is all that we know

All my bitches got real hair chilling with the top down Screaming like ayo Fuck 'em both like ayo I'm a bougie ass nigga left the roof at home But don't be acting like I need you I'ma take her ass down when she bring her friend around We popping like

Gray now broken my foolishness displayed And death lay in my arms as colors fade From gold to gray Hands tight around her throat this violent loving embrace Lying restful safe in my arms Steady rhythm trust she'll come to no harm Feel her tremble as the

I was only joking, my dear Looking for a way to hide my fear What kind of fool was I? I could never win Ever since I was a kid in school I messed around with all the rules Apologized, then realized I'm not different after all Me and the boys thought we

First time was down by the river Don't stop, darling they're just rain drops The moonlight was all around Our breath, the only sound Baby, darling she said take me And drive me crazy Our sweat made both us shiver She was pretty, about seventeen When she

So bury me in memory His smile's your rope So wrap it tight around your throat Stop burning bridges, and drive off of them So I can forget about you Light that smoke, that one for giving up on me And one just 'cause they'll kill you sooner than my

I never saw the gal again Just dig my grave beside the railroad So I can hear the trains go by (Traditional, adapted by Ry Cooder) Come and gather all around me Listen to my tale of woe Got some good advice to give you Lots of things you oughta know Take