Fare thee well They told me on the phone What are you gonna do When your trouble gets like mine Get a big spade And dig down in your mind It's your last chance To shake it up with me They don't have no man at all

Do nothing till you hear from me Someone told someone and someone told you But they wouldn't hurt you, not much, Since every one spreads the story With his own little personal touch. Pay no attention to what's said Why people tear the seam of anyone's

You needed me You was just another nigga on the hit list Tryna fix your inner issues with a bad bitch Didn't they tell you that I was a savage Fuck your white horse and a carriage Bet you never could imagine Never told you you could have it To feel a

Mama always told me, papa always warned me Don’t hang around with boys like you Teacher always told me never to be naughty Don’t mess around with boys like you They talk a lot Your friends say he’s troublesome “Don’t do it, you’ll get hurt” But, they

Everything works out in the end They told me (They told me) Everything works out in the end I never seen it coming I couldn't read the signs Now I know that it means nothing But you are always on my mind I got tricked into believing You were the only one

I just had a change of heart Oh, I just had a change of heart Are we awake? Am I too old to be this stoned? Was it your breasts from the start? They played a part For goodness sake I wasn't told you'd be this cold Now it's my time to depart and I just

Motherless children The motherless children They don't have anywhere to go Motherless children have a hard time After mother gone away Mother told a child Someday I'll meet you Have a hard time when she's gone Have a hard time when mother is dead

I met you at a bus stop, told me your name Not now, not back then And all we'll ever be is 2 kids (2 kids) Making our way through this great, big city 2 kids (2 kids) Watching the lights 'cause they look so pretty I never would've guessed we'd end up

Horses in the stable, horses in the stable That I can ride, oh anytime (Yeah) That I can ride, oh anytime I told her give somethin' good I might come back I snap my fingers they be on me just like that They know the way that I’m living ain't right You're

I ain't no angel, I never was But I never hurt you, it's not my fault You see those egg shells, they're broken up A million pieces, strewn out across the ground Remember once the things you told me And how the tears ran from my eyes They didn't fall