I was down but now I can see The pain, the hurt, the misery Oh Lord, it's been a long time The death, the lies, in lies the truth All that it is, what was, ain't true Doing my best I'll try and get it next time This cross you bare I've come to carry for

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

Misery's best friend can't be a dead-end A bag full of regrets, and I'm coming clean Some feel it, especially the rejects A bad habit; don't forget it: you better Count your last blessings and fill up the wagon Chases its feet And now I'm running out of

Nothing comes as easy as you Can I lay in your bed all day? I'll be your best kept secret and your biggest mistake Hand behind this pen relives a failure everyday You look so good in blue Light a match to leave me be So wear me like a locket around your

I can feel it comin' in the air tonight, hold on I've been waiting for this moment for all my life, hold on, hold on Sometimes, sometimes you just know, you just know, that's all The best of y'all niggas remind me of myself when I was younger When it was

I don't care what you think, As long as it's about me The best of us can find happiness, in misery As long as it's about me, you said-a Say my name, and his in the same breath, I dare you to say they taste the same, Let the leaves fall off in the summer

If it's just me, Then it's just me, I'll take the blame, take the shame, walk away, no questions asked Leave the best of me with you and you can leave me in your past No battle cry, no battle scars We're only down one broken heart I guess you're free, if

I can't be fake I can't be phonie Acting all hard thats the niggas thats lonely I tried to flex but I confess that when you left you took the very best thing The best things that ever happened to me You took my best thing The best thing that I ever seen

Find a thing you understand You could be my kind of man Find a thing that you love You could be my And will you do the best you can Don't walk too proud, don't talk too loud And make it up as you go And take whatever you are given And leave what you

The more I love the more that I'm afraid If we can be the best of lovers Yet be the best of friends If we can try with everyday to make it better as it grows With any luck, then I suppose How do you keep the music playing? How do you make it last? How do