Don't you ever take a stranger's hand Or leave your clothes out in the rain Keep the darks from the lights, hang 'em neatly to dry Don't leave your bed undone, you're not yet free to roam —Pre— Keep your sisters in your hearts Your little brothers in your arms And don't you forget the way home —Ch— Don't turn your hearts against me now 'Cause my love's spread so thin Of you there are many and me I'm just me And my love's spread so thin, so thin —V2— Through a mother's eyes it's a big bad world It ain't a pretty place for all my pretty little girls So when I tell you no, when I hold you back There's a good reason why, you must know that —Pre— —Ch— —Br— Mama teach me how to cook, I need to feed my family some day Mama teach me how to sew, the clothes on my back may be the best friends I'll have Mama teach me how to trust, I wanna love a man some day Mama teach me how to hold my tongue And learn to just wait for the world to just turn

Yeah! I laid down last night, too tired to wake. I had a chill this morning, too tired to shake. I got a good poker hand, too tired to win. I can hear my baby knockin', too tired to let her in. I'm tired. Yeah, yeah, yeah, I'm tired. Too tired, too tired for anything. I'm too tired to walk, Too tired to run. I can hear my baby callin'. Too tired, too tired, I'm tired. Yes, I'm tired. I'm tired, I'm too tired for anything. Take over Albert, I'm too tired for this! I'm tired of prospherity. I'm tired of luck. I'm sittin' on a pin, I'm too tired to get up. I'm tired. I declare I'm tired. I'm too tired, Too tired for anything. Oh, Albert I'm tired. You better take over Albert. I'm too tired baby.

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