Momma used to tell me, "Son, you're gonna have trouble If you don't start changin' your ways You got a long road ahead so don't make your bed Right next to where the devil lays" I just laughed said "Momma, I know but it's easier said than done Come one day there'll be hell to pay But right now I'm gonna have my fun Right now I'm gonna have my fun" You gotta go through hell to get to heaven You're gonna stray from the path You gotta go through hell to get to heaven When you're straight you'll pray you'll make it back When you're straight you'll pray you'll make it back I hear it won't be long (you gotta know you're right or wrong) He'll come to take us home (it won't be long) Cash said, "Son, you gotta walk that line right there in black and white One side's trouble, sometimes double, the other leads to the light" I don't know just how you feel, but I sure do know me I've been on both sides and I'll testify Only one is gonna set you free Only one is gonna set you free You gotta go through hell to get to heaven You're gonna stray from the path You gotta go through hell to get to heaven When you're straight you'll pray you'll make it back When you're straight you'll pray you'll make it back I hear it won't be long (you gotta know you're right or wrong) He'll come to take us home (it won't be long) You gotta go through hell to get to heaven You're gonna stray from the path You gotta go through hell to get to heaven When you're straight you'll pray you'll make it back When you're straight you'll pray you'll make it back When you're straight you'll pray you'll make it back

What a spot this, Not so hot this, Hey there shy one Come by my one Please don't rush off Want no brush-off I can't compel you To buy what I'd sell you But I'd like to tell you like so You wanna have bells that'll ring You wanna have songs that'll sing You want your sky a baby blue You gotta have me go with you Hey, you fool you Why so cool you When I'm ready to go steady You wanna have eyes that'll shine You wanna have grapes on the vine You want a love that's truly true You gotta have me go with you Why the hold out Have you sold out Time you woke up Time you spoke up This line I'm handin' you Is not a handout As a team we'd be a standout No doubt! You wanna live high on a dime You wanna have two hearts in rhyme You gotta have me go with you All the time

Well, let them take you for a clown And they're bound to bring you down You got to make it through the world if you can But think they're doing you wrong, but you got here on your own You got to make it through the world if you can, I said if you can If you can, you got to make it through the world if you can I said if you can, if you can (Ooh, lord) You got to make it through the world if you can Well, you know what it's all about Nobody know you when you're down and out You got to make it through the world if you can Well, talk about wrong and right You've got to make up your own mind You got to make it through the world if you can I said if you can, ooh, if you can (If you can, if you can) You got to make it through the world if you can (If you can) I said if you can, well, if you can (If you can) You got to make it through the world if you can (If you can) Yeah, let them take you for a clown That was surely put you down You got to make it through the world if you can (If you can) Everybody talk about wrong and right You got to make up your own mind about it You got to make it through the world if you can (if you can) Ooh, if you can, yeah, if you can You got to make it through the world if you can Yeah, if you can if you can You got to make it through the world if you can (If you can) Yeah, I said if you can, Lord, if you can (If you can) You got to make it through the world if you can (If you can) I said you got to make through the world if you can (If you can) I said you got to make through the world if you can (If you can) I said you got to make through the world if you can (If you can) You got to make it through the world if you can (If you can) Make it through the world Make it through the world (If you can) Make it through the world Make it through the world (If you can) Make it through the world You got to make it through the world (If you can)

Now she tells me, "Please, please, please, please" When she said, "Please do it for me" He can't say no, he can't ask why And she knew it like the FBI She knew it, I never thought it could be She knew it, she couldn't tell me I can't say no, if she cries a tear I love you, honey, give me a beer But just like Jerry Lee She's tuned in on me And I've got no defense But it makes no difference 'Cause just like Jerry Lee She's tuning in on me She does it easy Like ABC He delivers, he's a roadsider He gets no road from a backseat driver Away we go, yes or no? Well, she knew it, come sit right here I love you, honey, give me a beer Ooh, she knew it and so does he

Don't prevail, just do your best Leave the fortune for the rest Hang the necklace at your breast Help me zip my denim vest Stop the car and pick some fruit Get you in your birthday suit To the lake to have a swim This is where it all begins Leave the talking to the weak We don't even have to speak Twenty-three's the time to beat Spend the rest on chocolate treats Grab your bag and crack the beer We'll drink the whole damn thing right here With our souls so close, so near Fifty feet from doves and deer Lay the blanket in the sand Curl your toes up in my hand Now your wish is my command On this ancient sacred land I was driving, driving, driving, and I Lost my cell phone We might get blown But I know we'll get home Drivin' on the country backroads I'll lose my cell phone We might get blown But I know we'll get home Drivin' on the country backroads I'll lose my cell phone, yeah And we might get blown But I, I know we'll get home Drivin' on the country backroads Drivin' on the country backroads

(Haven't even known you a day) Packed a bookbag, socks and sneakers, and dress shoes just in case Sky bound for my home town, to the north shore on a Sunday Gave a kiss to my lady friend, she's a sweet talk and a sweet taste Gave thanks for my family, thanks to my friends, I'm getting shit-faced, oh well This Long Island, it's a desolate place A far cry from my first love, Michigan sweet talk, and my sweet taste A long way from the long lost dreams, left broken on a California freeway This Brooklyn Oh, Brooklyn You make Detroit feel so far away And I've only known you a day (I haven't even known you a day) yeah, yeah, yeah True like New York, but you lie like L.A. And I've only known you a day (I haven't even known you a day) Hopped a southbound train from Bleecker to the Park Slope real estate Looked around for a sit-down brunch with all-you-can-eat poundcake Found a few, maybe six or seven, free coffee and free champagne I haven't seen such a free time living since my sixteenth birthday, yeah oh well This Long Island, it's a desolate place A far cry from my first love, Michigan sweet talk, and my sweet taste A long way from the long lost dreams, left broken on a California freeway This Brooklyn Oh, Brooklyn, yeah You make Detroit feel so far away And I've only known you a day (I haven't even known you a day) yeah, yeah, yeah True like New York, but you lie like L.A. And I've only known you a day (I haven't even known you a day) Woah, you make Detroit feel so far away And I've only known you a day I haven't even known you a day, yeah, yeah, yeah True like New York, but you lie like L.A. And I've only known you a day I haven't even known you a day Known you a day I've only known you a day Known you a day Ooh, I've only known you a day Known you a day Known you a day, yeah

I, I missed my father's 80th birthday 'Cause I was working Nine to five I didn't want to But I was just too Too busy thinking about Cars, cash, and credit How to establish Myself a blanket To secure Me some savings for the years to come I know nothing's ever over if I can prove My intentions were good So I search for something clever to say to you But I can't 'Cause the action speaks for itself Now I'm back to zero-oh-oh I just called to tell you Tell you I love you Tell you I love you I just called Called to tell you, really nothing at all You know how These things happen I'm not quite sure What's been lacking In my life But I think it's likely it's you I, I missed my first Real anniversary 'Cause I was drinking By myself Being an artist Yeah I was just too-ooh-ooh Too busy dreaming about Songs, fame, and romance And "what a groovy Night for a moondance" I forgot It's not groovy when you're all alone I know nothing's ever over if I can prove My intentions were good So I search for something clever to say to you But I can't 'Cause my tail's tucked between my knees And I feel real sheepish oh-oh I just called to tell you Tell you I love you Tell you I love you I just called Called to tell you, really nothing at all You know how These things happen I'm not quite sure What's been lacking In my life But I think it's likely it's Oh, I think it's likely it's Oh, I think it's likely it's you, ooh-ooh, ooh-oh

Every few days the floor needs sweeping (Every few days, every few days) The garbage is full, the sink is leaking (Every few days, every few days) Every few days there's a mess you've made Bouncing checks, parking tickets you swore that you paid Oh, every few days, you say Oh, every few days, you say The real world is killing me slowly The real world is bringing me down The real world is loving me only As much as I let it, and nothing more As much as I let it, and nothing more Every few days the chopping block is (Every few days, every few days) Slashing a hole in both your pockets (Every few days, every few days) Every few days, raise a glass to your face Strike a match for the years on your birthday cake Oh, every few days, you say Oh, every few days, you say The real world is killing me slowly The real world is bringing me down The real world is loving me only As much as I let it, and nothing more As much as I let it, and nothing more Every few you days, you're fine Just a few days on the grind You left your faith behind some other door Which one, you don't know Every few days, you say Oh, every few days, you say The real world is killing me slowly The real world is bringing me down The real world is loving me only As much as I let it, and nothing more As much as I let it, and nothing more (Every few days, every few days) Every few days, hey, hey (Every few days, every few days) Every few days (Every few days, every few days) Oh, every few days, every few days

I have all my things away In here With me I can get them when I need But not Today What's the use in trying to stay Inside The seams Where you stitched your hopes and dreams Back in The day There are some who will Always let you down (Always let you down) There are people who will Chain your feet to the ground (To the ground) White picket castles were built To fall down To fall down This old sunken vessel is where I sleep It's not worth a nickel but it pays my keep Uh-oh, where's your white picket castle but where You seat yourself now? Walk until my knees get weak My eyes They stare Sunken, tangled in my hair They comb The street Spare a piece of something deep For me, yeah To share If it's something I can wear It's yours To keep There are some who will Always let you down (Always let you down) There are people who will Chain your feet to the ground (To the ground) White picket castles were built To fall down To fall down Oh! this old sunken vessel is where I sleep It's not worth a nickel but it pays my keep Where's your white picket castle but where You seat yourself now? Yeah, yeah, yeah, yeah This old sunken vessel is where I sleep Oh, It's not worth a nickel but it pays my keep Oh, Where's your white picket castle but where You seat yourself now?