Child stay down, stay down You better run for cover underground Look at me, right at me When I'm telling you to stay down Come to me, run to me I am begging you to stay down Cling to me desperately All you gotta do is stay down

Now I gotta ball without you (21) You runnin' 'round drinkin' liquor I gave you my all (My all) You was my dawg (You was my dawg) I would have went to war with the world on your call (On your call) Thought you had my back (Nah) You let me fall (Let me

And a couple little shacks You gotta go deep Way on back Cross a few creeks And you kick it into four wheel drive when you run out of road You gotta get lost Crickets and frogs Yeah you're gettin' close now

You'll never forget my name Life is hit and miss and this I hope, I think, I know If I ever hear the names you call And if I stumble, catch me when I fall 'Cause baby after all And that is why I gotta keep running You know I don't care As we beg and

'Cause I know just what I'm gonna do Well I gotta get drunk, I sure do dread it I start to spend my money, call everybody honey I spend my whole paycheck on some old wreck And brother, I could name you a few And I wouldn't think of lettin' them down

Cry 'cause I'm here to wipe your eyes I'm here to wipe your eyes Tonight before you fall asleep I run my thumb across your cheek (across your cheek) I know I made you feel this way You gotta breathe, we'll be okay (be okay) Hey you, come over and let me

We're gonna leave all our troubles behind. Don't look back So if you just put your hand in mine, If it's love that you're running from, there's no hiding place. You can't run it, you can't hide it, you can't run it Love has problems I know but there

I've got new rules, I count 'em I've gotta tell them to myself You ain't getting over him One, don't pick up the phone You know he's only calling 'cause he's drunk and alone Two, don't let him in Three, don't be his friend You know you're gonna wake up

If there's beef cock it and dump it The drama really means nothing to me I'll ride by and blow ya brains out There's no time to cock it, no way you can stop it When niggas run up on you with them thangs out I do what I gotta do, I don't care I if get

It's been a long, long time coming I said "Mother!" I said "Mother! I'm down on my knees" A change has gotta come I was born by a river, oh man, in this little old tent, oh Just like this river, I've been running ever since But I know, but I know, a