I was the last child, just a punk in the street Home sweet home Take me back to a south Tallahassee Down cross the bridge to my sweet sassafrassy Can't stand up on my feet in the city Got to get get back to the real nitty-gritty Yes sir, no sir Don't come

What keeps you up at night? What makes your heartbeat wild? What weighs on your mind, leaves you paralyzed? What makes you take a stand? Wanna get get up and dance? What makes you laugh, you cry? Raise your hands to the sky? What keeps you up? Yeah, it's

There I was, now here I am I got off track, I made mistakes Back slid my way into that place where souls get get lost Lines get get crossed And the pain won't go away I hit my knees, now here I stand I came up out of the water Raise my hands up to the father

We are the ones We get get knocked down We get get back up, and stand above the crowd We stand above the crowd Is it life or death? We are, we are, we are The life I think about Is so much better than this

Shorty you ain't gotta take ya panties off If you wanna ride on the roller coaster It go up and down and 'round and 'round Stand up or get get on the floor I know just how to break you off Just pull 'em to the side It's on tonight, I know what you like Baby

She want me, I ain't want her, ooh She want me to be her boo You so silly, don't get get it confused Now turn around, drop it low, pick it up, ooh Big bank, we gettin' paid over here Broke niggas, go stand over there Fake ass hoes, go meet 'em over there

'Round midnight, midnight It begins to tell I do pretty well, till after sundown Suppertime I'm feelin' sad But it really gets bad 'Round midnight Memories always start 'round midnight Haven't got the heart to stand those memories When my heart is still

You or me, baby, who's gonna break first? Who's gonna walk up and say "hi" Say, "what the hell are we doin'?" Then lean in a little close to whose lips Standing at the bar tryin' to get get a drink Got one I hadn't touched at the table Somebody said you're

Like a workhorse stands for miles Work for you and never get get tired Roll 'em up it's time to go Slaved into brittle and worked for days Only thing that paves your stay Look behind you see what you've made We'll be back before it's too long Shaved into

And then I go and spoil it all by saying something stupid like "I love you" The time is right, your perfume fills my head, the stars get get red and, oh, the night's so blue I know I stand in line until you think you have the time To spend an evening with me