"And be a simple kind of man Baby be a simple kind of man And you can do this, oh baby, if you try Mama told me, when I was young "Said sit beside me, my only son And listen closely, to what I say And if you do this, it will help you some sunny day" Oh

It's always been that way Baby it's been that way Baby I still feel the same Something I gotta maintain Listen to me when I say Now you wanna know what's gotten into me, what's changed? Baby it's always, always, always been that way (Didn't I tell you

Because the night life It ain't no good life but it's my life When that ev'nin' sun goes down Yeah, you'll find me hangin' around Yeah, yeah, yeah listen to the blues Listen to what they're sayin' Oh, please listen to the blues Listen to the blues

Misery you insist that the weight of the world Should be on your shoulders Misery there's much more to life than what you see My friend of misery You just stood there screaming Fearing no one was listening to you They say the empty can rattles the most

Shut up, shut up, shut up Shut your fucking mouth, this life is mine You’re gonna listen to what I say this time Shut up, shut up, shut up I’m so glad that you’re here I’m so glad you crawl this low It’s so sweet how you care I’ll bet you’re ready for

I don't think they know, how could they know Say they saw Yea yea yeah they don't know about us, they don't know about it I don't think they know the truth Don't listen to (How could they know) What people say (How could they know) They don't know about

You're just a fool Just a fool To believe you can change the world Don't listen to them when they say Or do you tell yourself Love is alive What'cha gonna do with the thirty six cents Sticky with coke on your floorboard When a woman on the street is

What made you say that Was it the moonlight, was it the starlight in your eyes Have you been listening to your heart It's too late now, you don't want to (I won't let you) take it back Cause I know love's Maybe tonight I'm gonna tell him how I feel Maybe

Leave my heart out of this I should just listen to my head, 'cause it's the one who knows what's best It tells me not to love you, but my heart says just forgive you You're telling me that this is love but I found, it wasn't really on my side Now I think

Feel a way, feel a way, young nigga feel a way I've stopped listening to things you say I tried with you And getting high with you I had to let go of us to show myself what I could do And that just didn't sit right with you And now you're trying to make