Me and all my girls Keep it lit when we come through We can buy a table in the bar if we want to Don't be tryna front 'Cause this ain't what you used to Ladies in the buildin', probably makin' more than you He might got money, but I bet she got her own You know she independent, when she leave here all alone You already know, you know, you know, you know, you know You already know, you know, you know, you know, you know But you still get it though, but you could still get it (Uh-huh) You still get it Only if you win it though, only if you win it (Uh-huh) You still get it You know, you know, you know, you know, you know You know, you know, you know, you know, you know She got her own You be throwing money Yeah, yeah, yeah, we can do that too But we rather spend it Yeah, yeah, yeah, on them new shoes Baby, I don't mind Puttin' you on some new-new Ladies in the buildin' Probably makin' more than you He might got money but I bet she got her own You know she independent When she leaves here all alone You already know, you know, you know, you know, you know You already know, you know, you know, you know, you know But you still get it though You could still get it, (Uh-huh) you still get it Only if you win it though, only if you win it (Uh-huh) You still get it You know, you know, you know, you know, you know You know, you know, you know, you know, you know She got her own He might got money but I bet she got her own, yeah He might got (He might got) He might got He might got money but I bet she got her own, yeah, mmm

She was nine years old when I first met her She didn't dress like anyone When she ran in a race the boys couldn't catch her I stood back and let her run I used to walk her home after school Every chance that I could I'd say to her, "You're not like the other girls" And she'd say, "Good" She's got a mind of her own She don't care what they say They can tell her she won't But she will anyway She's got a mind of her own But her heart belongs to me The world turned and ten years later I was playin' in a band She was chasin' an education College boys beggin' for her hand I used to call her late at night Every chance that I could I'd say to her, "I can't get you out of my mind" And she'd say, "Good" She's got a mind of her own She don't care what they say They can tell her she won't But she will anyway She's got a mind of her own But her heart belongs to me Now, here we are, a few turns later She still don't dress like anyone People say she's got no limits I stand back and let her run 'Cause when the lights go out at night What we're feelin' is understood I'd say to her, "You're not like the other girls" And she says, "Good" She's got a mind of her own She don't care what they say They can tell her she won't But she will anyway She's got a mind of her own But her heart belongs to me They can tell her she won't But she will anyway She's got a mind of her own But her heart belongs to me She's got a mind of her own But her heart belongs to me Her heart belongs to me She's got a mind of her own But her heart belongs to me She's got a mind of her own Her heart belongs to me She's got a mind of her own But her heart belongs to me She's got a mind of her own

Don't sleep on the floor I'll be all right I do it every night and you know You came around at the wrong time No crack in the hull chink in the armor Peace in the harbor and in town All easy chairs county fairs but now I wish I had a sodium pentothal 'CauseI can't be trusted With Tuesday Weld in Lagerfeld Talking like a sailor and shining like a parasol But I live in the sun We could have a big time But never in peacetime I'll sleep on the floor sit on my hands Keeping my best laid plans in my head You came around at the wrong time Stand back to the wall You're on the counter Cats in the corner stare me down I'm asking you don't make me do this now

Hanging around in the back of a bar on the edge of the town by the sea In the west of the world spun around by the sun that you watch on your TV Saw you turning it on and you're turning me off Which is it going to be? Ariel they see it in the sky Ariel goodbye What in the world ever happened to her in the back of a cinema screen? All the pictures and papers you kept on your walls torn from magazines Only Ariel eyes keep their heads in the clouds Watching the two of the breathe Ariel they see it in the sky Ariel goodbye Hanging around in the back of a bar on the edge of the town by the sea In west of the world spun around by the sun that you watch on your TV Saw you turning it on and you're turning me off Which is it going to be? Ariel they see it in the sky Ariel goodbye Goodbye Goodbye

It's August now and I don't know if I can take it anymore September seems so far away and Eleanor can be a bore So one more time always coming down But I wish you were around to tell me why 'Cause I miss your Autumn glow Summertime can be such a drag I want to go to New York City Yesterday you made it clear that it would be a good idea To take some time and clear your mind and sing another lonely song I'm not sure if I like the sound But I wish you were around to tell me why 'Cause I miss your Autumn glow Summertime can be such a drag I want to go to New York City

You used to say well I don't know for sure You're rotten to the core I don't owe you anymore and never did Took it away and never coming back And always double-tracked kind of wish that you were back again today Spent your Summer thinking about the Apple Every time I wish that it was me Take your time and maybe take your headphones off I've got a secret Why you want to hear it now? You used to say well I don't know for sure You're rotten to the core I don't owe you anymore and never did Spent your Summer thinking about the Apple Every time I wish that it was me Take your time and maybe take your headphones off I've got a secret Why you want to hear it? I've got a picture Why you want to see it? I've got a record Why you want to play it now? You used to say well I don't know for sure You're rotten to the core I don't owe you anymore and never did You're rotten to the core I don't owe you anymore and never did You're rotten to the core I don't owe you anymore and never did Yeah you're rotten to the core I don't owe you anymore and never did