But I blew it without even tryin' Since you've been gone it's hard to carry on I had nothing to do on this hot afternoon But to settle down and write you a line I've been meaning to phone you but from Minnesota Hell it's been a very long time You wear it

You've got to show me love So, baby if you want me Words are so easy to say, but Heartbreaks and promises I've had more than my share I'm tired of giving my love And getting nowhere, nowhere It's been so long since I've touched the wanting hand

Go ahead and keep your American dream Go ahead and keep it, go ahead and keep it It's either hard at work, or hardly working at all (At all) Have you had the same mentality since you were just a kid? Can you ever face reality growing up so quick? Go

We could make a comeback if you come back We were on top of the world people wanted what we had We could have it again don't you know that Six months passed since we both said goodbye Never thought that I'd run into you here tonight And I can't ever

Oh, me, oh, my Dreams in my arms Is all I have to hold Since you've been gone Ever since you been gone I had a dream Thinking that you were gone Leaving me on my own And you, you was there

Yeah, I've been burning up since you left I've been burning, yes, I've been burning Such a burden, this flame on my chest No insurance to pay for the damage Funny how time goes by Had respect for myself That river ran dry You reached the limit I wasn't

I come from the 'partments it was bad Ramen noodles, cup of water all we had It's like you gon' eat or you gon' starve Either you gon' hustle or you rob Never had no hoop dreams, but I always wanted to ball Ever since a jit I knew I was gon' be rich But

Ya, women have a way with a fool Fellas, the fix is in Woman had the upper hand since the time of original sin God gave men the muscle, He gave women all the brains Buddy, you got to hustle just to keep yourself in the game Ladies, we beg your pardon if

I only want to be with you 'Cause you started something Oh can't you see Ever since we met you've had a hold on me It happens to be true I don't know what it is that makes me love you so I only know I never want to let you go It doesn't matter where you

Since you had to go I've been on a roller coaster ride Up and down I go Over you, about to lose my mind It's out of control A click clacking my heart keeps making an ominous sound That chain keeps dragging me up just to drop me back down I think I'm over