So the government built up Now you see me on the hilltop Got a handle on my visions I never worshiped no one Gotta get my sawn off Or to cruise with the molotov Can you see me get fired up? Can you see me gettin' riled up? Tryna make that connection Tryna make that connection With their eyes on the underground I make my way to the surface 'Cause you gotta keep rockin' with them Keep on partyin' with them You gotta get through this I gotta break through this You better run for your life Run from the fire in the sky Like the smoke from that cigar Am I wastin' precious time? Is the writin' on the wall? Is the writin' on the wall? The money's all been made The people all been slayed Well, tell me I belong Well, tell me I belong You better run for your life Run from the fire in the sky Tryna make that connection Uh, gotta make that connection

Nothing could be finer than to be in Carolina in the morning No one could be sweeter than my sweetie when I meet her in the morning Where the morning glories twine around the door Whispering pretty stories I long to hear once more Strolling with my girlie where the dew is pearly early in the morning Butterflies all flutter up and kiss each buttercup at dawning If I had Aladdin's lamp for only a day I'd make a wish and here's what I'd say Nothing could be finer than to be in Carolina in the morning Where the morning glories twine around the door Whispering pretty stories I long to hear once more Strolling with my girlie where the dew is pearly early in the morning Butterflies all flutter up and kiss each buttercup at dawning If I had Aladdin's lamp for only a day I'd make a wish and here's what I'd say Nothing could be finer than to be in Carolina in the AM Carolina in the morning

Disempowered The scattering flock Dances in a fever At the Castle Rock Dust devils cypress Ripening fruit Ascending quick Into the author's bathroom Fon, Jo and Tootsie Are out on a wire Meth-toothed junkies Are full of desire Meanwhile Rick James takes her nude And there's nothing I can do Meanwhile Rick James takes her nude And there's nothing I can do And there's nothing I can say to you I've got a lot of work to do I guess I'll leave it up to you Uninvited We'll stay if we want Searching through your closets For your grandfathers gun We will swim in your kidney, Kidney shaped pool Scratching at the bottom For another clue, yeah Fon, Jo and Tootsie Are out on a wire Meth-toothed junkies Are full of desire Meanwhile Rick James takes her nude And there's nothing I can do Meanwhile Rick James takes her nude And there's nothing I can do And there's nothing I can say to you And there's nothing I can do And there's nothing I can say to you I've got a lot of work to do I guess I'll leave it up to you

Where did your fate go? Was I just to fall on my own? If this room was full of lies Is that how you fooled me with love? I see how you changed me, I know what you said It don't make me hate you, I wish that it did I'm, I'm trying to find words, trying to make sense If I don't try, where do I find the lies between the lines? Why does it hurt so much? Won't understand, no, I can't let this go Oh, you made plans now, you can't shut me down Ah, you're advanced, but you can't tell them now No, you can't tell them how You face the pain while your days are numbered You took the highway, you've done it always You hurt this woman, you put your needs first And I've heard this many times in my head, but it still remains That you had all of this Oh-oh, you still search for bad Oh, you fought all of this You don't even know how bad it got So much for you're my one and only You'd say that you were all mine You knew that your words were hard to stand by I was scared of change, but then I complied even though it hurt I stayed and now I'm glad you have it all But there's things that you can't buy Glad that you said sorry, but habits they die hard Why, you want to offer me love that you don't have? Loving you exhausted me, baby, and you charged, you charged I'll take the high road, I've done it always Our time is old, there's only one way You hurt this woman, you put your needs first It's played out many times in my head, but it still remains That you had all of this Oh-oh, you still search for bad Oh, you fought all of this You don't even know how bad it goes So much for you're my one and only (You had all of this) (Oh, you still search for bad) So much for you're my one and only (You fought all of this) (You don't even know how bad it got) So much for you're my one and only I'll wait, I'll wait for faster Only I quit I'll wait, I'll wait for faster I'm all for that I'll wait, I'll wait for faster Only I quit I'll wait, I'll wait for faster I'm all for that