I was born in Chicago at nineteen and forty-one Well, my first friend went down When I was seventeen years old Well, there's one thing I can say about that boy Well, my second friend went down When I was twenty one years of age Well, now rules are

When I woke, I was not awake Light from the sun felt so far away I went up, with all of my strength Straight for the sun, from the depths I sprang And I drank from the sea But it opened up and swallowed me So I sank down deep No I'm drunken like a

When love comes to town I'm gonna catch that flame Maybe I was wrong to ever let you down But I did what I did before love came to town When love comes to town I'm gonna jump that train I was a sailor, I was lost at sea I was under the waves Before love

I don't need y'all anyway I remember when I wasn't this big And now y'all wanna act like y'all know me, yeah Oh, now everybody wanna love me? Try to knock me down but I'm strong Did all this on my own Ain't got no time for no new friends, so for now just

Just like the crow chasing the butterfly Dandelions lost in the summer sky Cause when you and I were gettin' high as outer space I never thought you would slip away I guess I was just a little too late I painted your room at midnight So I'd know

Don't go breaking my heart I won't go breaking your heart Woo ooh nobody knows it I was your clown Right from the start I gave you my heart, oh oh I gave you my heart But when I was down I couldn't if I tried

He was a million miles from a million dollars But you can never spend his wealth When I was a kid, my grandfather was a preacher He said God only helps those Who learn to help themselves Wave, put your hands up, and hands down When I was a kid, I used to

Just so you know I oh Just so you know I was thinking of you I didn't mean to get physical But when he pulled in and revved it up I said you call that a pickup truck And in the moonlight I throwed him down A kicking, screaming, a rolling around A little

I hear the train a comin' It's rollin' 'round the bend And I ain't seen the sunshine Since, I don't know when I'm stuck in Folsom Prison And time keeps draggin' on But that train keeps a-rollin' On down to San Antone When I was just a baby

They build me up, to break me down, But the world still turns around But the world still turns around. They wanna build me up to break me down They show love when I was heard up They wanna build me up, Postpone my attempt to kill my bars, Well you better