Nice work if you can get it And you can get it if you try Just imagine someone Where two hearts become one Who could ask for anything more? Loving one who loves you And then taking that vow And if you get it Won't you tell me how?

Eighteen years had come and gone For mama they flew by But for me they drug on and on We were loading up that Chevy Both tryin' not to cry Mama kept on talking Putting off goodbye Then she took my hand and said "Baby, don't forget

I've been on the grind tryna find my way People come and go but I'ma be the one to stay People tell me I should let my light get away Heaven knows that I'm gonna make it one day People come and go but I'ma be the one to stay (yeah) We gon' let this shit

You point to the sky Is reflected in your eyes Want to fly On a carpet of brown leaves We retrace the steps of change Construct a tapestry of what will come You point to the sea

Ain't got time for no hoes, I been on some other shit Tryna get my mother rich, tryna get my brothers rich Last night I didn't come home, my bitch probably think I was cheating She don't even know, I was sleepin' on the low They tryna ride my wave, I had

You've given up on us Just another empty promise by those I love You've taken all I've made and all I've become Pushing me down flat on the ground trying to escape the pain I needed you to meet me half way But I'm left abandoned with nothing more to say

I'll play the blues for you If you're down and out and you feel real hurt Come on over to the place where I live And all your loneliness I'll try to soothe Don't be afraid come on in You might run across some of your old friends All your loneliness I

Boot scootin' boogie Oh, get down, turn around, go to town Yeah heel toe do si do Come on baby let's go boot scootin' Oh cadillac blackjack baby meet me out back We're gonna boogie Out in the country Past the city limits sign Well there's a honky tonk

But when I finally found the words to say I wanted to run away Simply run away You can try to run and hide It won't make a difference You can lie to yourself Of the reason Sure it hurts wen it comes to you're attention There's something bout this girl

I'm beggin' you baby, cut out that off the wall jive Please come home to your daddy, and explain yourself to me Because I and you are man and wife, tryin' to start a family If you can't treat me no better, it gotta be your funeral and my trial When I and