transcription and songwriter credits

01. Long At All
02. Gone For Good (2011)
03. I Get By
04. Little Miss America
05. My House
06. Long Time
07. Friday The 13th
08. The Crown
09. Sixty-Five Roses
10. Moneymaker
11. The Rain
12. Some Of Us Pray
13. I'll Be There For You
14. Even God Don't Know
15. A Change Is Gonna Come



Long At All

All my money's spent
(And) all my prayers been said
Walking up that hill
Legs are nearly dead
It won't be long at all

Heartbeats tick away
Feel it in my bones
Will I see the day,
Pay off all these loans?
It won't be long at all
It won't be long at all

Long and winding roads
I've walked 'em all in vain
When that trumpet blows
Hope they call my name
Won't be long at all

Put your rifles down
Abandon all your arms
Sing your prayers out loud
Your Gospel's in your song
'Cause it won't be long at all
No it won't be long at all
It won't be long at all

Stop your warring ways
Only kill your bro'
Pollute your seasoned skies
Cancer to your lungs
It won't be long at all
It won't be long at all

Teach your children well
Beg them to be kind
'Cause they'll be running shit
When you're old, deaf, dumb and blind

And it won't be long at all
No, it won't be long at all
It won't be long at all
It won't be long at all



Gone For Good (2011)

I got a dopefiend lean, I got a cocaine pain
I got a vodka dead itch and I got shit for brains
Got a hard luck woman, got a few good friends
Got a couple nice hustles that'll get you some ends
Got an old man's soul, got a heart of gold
Got a brand new shovel dig me out of this hole
Got a whole lot of nothin, I'm ready to give
I need a whole lot of lovin girl I'm eager to live
It go one for the money, two for the show
I got a one trick pony you can ride her slow
Cause she's good to go, and when I'm gone for good
I'll be unappreciated and misunderstood
Got a brand new bag, got a brand new style
Got a brand new baby girl that makes me smile
Got a pocket full of money, got a payday swagger
Got a .45 pistol, and a switchblader dagger

[hook]
And I'm, holdin on, with all I got
I see the world keep turnin, fires keep burnin down
We're all, holdin on with all we got
Tryin to poison all the water, make porno stars of your daughters in town
Better wake up, you oughta stop messin around
Quit pretendin like the motherfuckin walls ain't crumblin down

I got a one track mind, got a double standard
I got a woman so fine and that's the way that I planned it
Got a part time job, got a full time hobby
I get drunk at the bar and fall asleep in the lobby
If I'm late for the show, you don't have to worry
I just live for today so I ain't in no hurry
My vision is blurry, my head has been throbbin'
I got to fightin with the wife and she hung up on me sobbin'
Got a hole in my heart, got the guiltiest feeling
I got a bottle of the Jameson that's how I keep dealing
Got a pill for the pain, got some trees for the blowin'
Got twenty-five thousand mo' miles to be goin'
I got, no way of knowin, got no way of tellin'
Ain't nobody on my side and I got nuttin I'm sellin'
Got the clothes on my back, got the songs that I'm singin'
Got the love in my heart, got the drama I'm bringin'

[hook]



I Get By

Government men keep calling my house
Talking 'bout I owe, harassing my spouse.
Gotta park my truck on another block cause the
Sub-prime loan got my ass in hock.
Gotta couple good friends with helping hands.
I Need a brand new job with a health care plan.
They closed the plant, they stole my job.
They told me crime don't pay unless you ask the mob.
So I smoke a little grass, drink a little wine.
Watch a little tube, try to kill a little time.
And every single day I fall a little more behind.
But I'm paying it no mind, it'll all be fine.

I get by (got it good)
I barely get by (got it good)
I barely get by
I laugh not to cry
I stay a little high
I ain't gonna lie
I barely get by
I laugh not to cry
I stay a little high
I ain't gonna lie

Party people in the place to be
Put your hands in the sky if you barely getting by
It's on and on till the break of dawn
Got to keep the rent paid and the power on
Yes yes y'all and it never stops.
I don't trust the government,
I don't trust no cops.
We dip and we dive and we socialize
We struggle and we strive just to stay alive.

I get by (got it good)
I barely get by (got it good)

When I finally get home I can't relax.
Cause I've been over-worked and I've been over-taxed.
My bank account's empty, all my cards are maxed.
And I ain't looking for no pity, I'm just stating the facts.
I voted for some change and it's kinda strange,
Now it's all I got in my pocket.
I bought a few LED's, now I'm growing some trees,
And it's a sweet fucking hustle don't knock it.
I told y'all before I would break the law
To put food in my baby girl's belly.
Cause the senator man took a bribe in hand and
Went and shipped my job to New Delhi.

I get by (got it good)
I barely get by (got it good)
I barely get by
I laugh not to cry
I stay a little high
I ain't gonna lie
I barely get by
I barely get by
I laugh not to cry
I stay a little high
I ain't gonna lie (got it good)

Party people in the place to be
Put your hands in the sky if you barely getting by
It's on and on till the break of dawn
Got to keep the rent paid and the power on
Yes yes y'all and it never stops.
I don't trust the government,
I don't trust no cops.
I dip and I dive and I socialize
I struggle and I strive just to stay alive.

I get by (got it good)
I barely get by (got it good)
I barely get by
I laugh not to cry
I stay a little high
I ain't gonna lie
I barely get by
I laugh not to cry
I stay a little high
I ain't gonna lie (got it good)



Little Miss America

It's all been said, it's all been done
War is over, battles won
Sour grapes, sweet revenge
Heaven starts right where hell ends
She was young, seventeen
She felt so soft, she smelled so clean
Her aim was true, her heart was pure
Until the day that her daddy walked out the door
She's looking for a man and so much more
But her Uncle Sam sent him off to war

[hook]
Little Miss America
In all your glory
She loved the paparazzi
She's tryin' to sell her story
She's gonna write a movie
She wanna be a star
Little Miss America
Where did you get that scar?

Desert serv', blazin' sand
Love in my heart, gun in my hand
Lost a leg, killed a man
Mortal combat, hand to hand
Saw men kill, watch men die
So many times that I can't cry
It's been eighteen months since I've seen home
I get a Purple Heart, I get a G.I. loan
They say God blesses every child with his own
But we're all gonna die in the dark alone

[hook]

Back at home, it's kinda strange
Ain't nothing happenin', ain't nothing changed
Same old rules, same old games
Still I'm haunted by the names
Of all the friends left behind
They weigh so heavy on my mind
At night I'm just goin' out on patrol
The desert wind turned my warm heart cold

[hook]

Where did you get that scar? (repeated)



My House

(I'm in the mood {sample, repeated throughout the song})

I know you heard it before, but it's true
Come on! What you 'fraid of?
It's gon' do you some good

For all the girls that I loved before
That got a lot more than they bargained for
They got a lot more than they was anticipatin'
Started off lovin, winded up hatin
Remember back when we were very first datin
You said baby be patient cause I'm all about waitin
I'm not your overnight stick and move easy
You gotta prove your love or I'm really kinda cheesy
She's her daddy's girl, oh so fine
Do anything in this world, to make her mine
We'll sip a lil' wine
Talk and see what this is all about

[hook]
{DJ Lethal cuts: "The House of Pain"}
Come on over to my house (3x)
We could have some fun at my house

We can do this like Brutus on a Tuesday night
Can burn some nice hemp and make the place smell right
Could roll you up some trees, could make you a bite
Could maybe watch a movie or the UFC fight
Could play a little chess, or sit by the fire
And conversate for a while 'bout human desire
We'll do a little bettin we could do a little kissin
Get what you need gettin girl you don't know what you missin
Baby girl let me know
if you have any doubts

[hook]

We could put on some tunes, and sing a few songs
Call up your friends tell 'em all come along
We'll fire up the grill, and start up a party
Cause ev-a-ry-one needs the love of somebody
We can sip on tequila, and act like a fool
And wake up all the neighbors when we jump in the pool
Come on over and spend some time
And, put some hope in this heart of mine
Lay your head in my lonely arms
No surprises, no alarms
And baby girl let me know
Are you in, are you out?

Come on over to my house (2x)
We could have some fun at my house
Baby we can call it our house
Come on over to my house



Long Time

She was a hot blooded woman, he never saw it comin'
She hit him from the side that's blind
She never gave a warning, he woke up in the mornin'
Layin there next to his pride
He got a little crazy when she had a little baby
Cause it filled him with a fatherly pride
But a couple years later when their love started fadin'
He hurt so bad he nearly died

[hook]
It's been a long time, since I was faithful
It's been a long time, since I was grateful
It's been a long time, since I could look you in the eye
It's been a long time, since I was grateful

She's a mother with a daughter, sittin by the water
Cause it's better for her baby to breathe
She got a man that's in prison cause he didn't wanna listen
Now he's sittin waitin on a reprieve
And she loves her lil' baby but she get a lil' crazy
Cause it's harder than she ever conceived
He left her on her own, but she's doin it alone
Cause she loves him like he wouldn't believe

[hook]

He's a friend and a lover, husband and a brother
He's always been a prodigal son
He gets a lot of drama when he go to see his momma
Cause he curses like a son of a gun
He's beggin to his lady, let him see his baby
He swears that she's the only one
He's got a heart full of sorrow, he's livin for tomorrow
And he's sorry for the damage he's done

[hook, 2x]



Friday The 13th

They say everything's fine, down where the red light shine
once the junkies have all gone to bed
And once the sun rises, you run out of surprises
and the drugs they sold have cleared from your head
Tight ass nubbin, push come to shovin
Throw so money on the table cover last night's lovin
Got the soul of a whore, got the heart of a lonely man
If I ain't fuckin things up, I do the very best that I can
Just like a lamb to the slaughter, a horse to the water
I only wanna drink if I know I shouldn't oughta
I'm a scared little boy, and I'm really one hell of a man
And I'm a junkie for the lovin touch of a stranger's hand
They say everything's love up in the heavens above
but here on Earth you must atone for your sins
Ain't no room for budgin once the law starts judgin
He's just countin up losses and wins
That's how you play the game, but still all the same
they say it's only cheatin if you get caught
So you runnin wild sinnin, you're smilin and yo' grinnin
with all that trick knowledge you bought
You got the mind of a leper, and the soul of a tortured king
And it's all breakin down and that's the truly unfortunate thing
While you're fightin for survival, I'm feelin sacrificial
Got a brand new rifle girl it's government issue
Got a heart full of stone, got an eye that's about to take aim
And every fuckin person up on Twitter is gonna speak my name
Cause they all gone stupid, they all got lazy
They worship all the money and they idolize the crazy
Everybody wants to go to heaven but everyone's afraid to die
And what if God is real but religion's all just one big lie?
The bar set lower, temperature's higher
Somebody got to spark it, and set one big fire...



The Crown

With a soft underbelly
And a hardened heart
They say you've got to be tough
If you ain't that smart
I'm sitting here alone
Waiting for my phone to ring

Run out of time
Run out of hope
The boys on the corner never run out of dope
I keep myself high
So I can keep doing my thing

They say "Stupid is as stupid does"
And everything's the same as it ever was
I drink myself blind
Trying to find a new song to sing

Time is money,
And money talks
Bartender, pour me one more whiskey on the rocks
While I try to understand
Why every man wants to be king

[hook]
Heavy is the head that wears the crown (Wears the crown)
Everybody kicks you when you're down (When you're down)
Laugh for now; later you can frown (You can frown)
Heavy is the head that wears the crown (Wears the crown)

With a sweet disposition and an iron will
A couple nice cars
And a house on a hill
My back account's full
But my soul is still empty and cold

All the money and the clothes
And the sold out shows
Don't mean a damn thing when nobody knows you
And your home is just a house
When you're sitting there alone and you're old

I heard love is a game
I heard love is a rock
And I heard love is a house on a dead end block
But the ending keeps changing every time that the story gets told

Some pray for money
Some pray for rain
And some are just praying for relief from the pain
But some of us will buy
Just about anything we can be sold

[hook]

I'm a mean old dog
Got a big old gun
I'm a proud new papa
I'm an only son
I'm a beggar
I'm a thief
I'm a liar and a cheater too

I've been around the block
I've been around the sun
I've been up
I've been down
I've been over and done
I've seen the bottom of the pile
And the mountain top
Either will do

[hook]



Sixty-Five Roses

["Cystic Fibrosis" in simplified English for children]

It's been a bit of a while
Since I seen you smile
It's been too long
Baby what went wrong?
Tell me how it got spoilt
Tell me when it went bad
How to get back to the times that we had

We were both young
And our spirits were bold
Now we're just angry and
We act like we're old
We can't even talk it out
Without one of us walking away

You were 18, I just turned 29
I was fresh out the coffin and
Girl you were so fine
The future was bright
The world, it seemed new
I was with some other woman
I was thinking of you
Knew how it hurts
Knew how it feels
Knew it how aches
Cos the heart never heals
We're so busy screaming that we don't hear the words that we say

Taking out lumps
Took a few blows
Hit a few bumps
Had our fair share of wounds
We tried to see good
Through all of the bad
Put on our smiles
Pretend we're not sad
Gotta be tough
Gotta be strong
Gotta be right
Can't afford to be wrong
It's hard to sing the blues
When you're hearing bad news everyday

We worry too much for one couple to bear
Hunger so much for one person to care
Fooling our family
We're fooling our friends
Pray that the pain and the frustration ends
Hope is a chance
Hope is a dream
Hope is a drug
Maybe hope's a vaccine

In the race against time I get down on my knees and I pray
Shout at the devil
I curse the lord
Offer them everything I can afford
I'd sell out my soul
I lighten to see
Tried to be righteous
Tried to believe
Prayed every prayer
Kicked all of my highs
For hours I'd stare at those beautiful eyes
All of my problems seem to be melting away
The smile on her face says "daddy, everything is okay"

In the race against time I get down on my knees and I pray



Moneymaker

[hook]
Praise your God, Lord have mercy
My mother warned me, my father cursed me
Grand design, time to meet yo' maker
Go on honey shake yo' moneymaker
Baby don't be lazy come get yo' paper
Go on honey shake yo' moneymaker
Walk a little road, see where it gon' take ya
Go on honey shake yo' moneymaker

Baby I'm a sinner, all I've done is wrong
Everybody clap yo' hands, sing a simple song
Whiskey it spills and we all get along
But Louis keep it real take a hit from the bong
Do the Lionel Richie, go: "All Night Long"
"Three Times A lady", "Easy (Like Sunday mornin')"
On and on until the break of dawn
Hot butter on - say what - the popcorn
Yes yes y'all and, creditors callin
Dow Jones fallin, push your chips all in
Get your poker face and hit the World Series
Run the rat race, yo' conspiracy theories
I'm kinda upset about the new world order
You wonder how they're leadin all the lambs to the slaughter
Sign up become a new world Nazi storm strooper
Or wind up just like a William S. Cooper

[hook]

25, 5 to 1
We got 'em outnumbered but they got the guns
What's wrong is law, what's might is right
You wanna give peace a chance then put up a fight
The solution's a fact, revolution's the act
Keep us crazy 'bout money, 'bout pollution and crack
Keep us scared of Al'Qaeda, always on the attack?
Just in case you get by and start a war in Iraq
Ship your ass overseas and get shot in the back
Keep you down on your knees like a hoe on the track, singin'

[hook]



The Rain

[distorted intro (2x)]
Every man's bound to fall

[hook]
Pain inside my heart
Trouble stay on my mind
Everything falls apart
(It's) happenin' all the time
Livin by Murphy's Law
Tryin to have it all
Running from instant karma
Every man's bound to fall

Life is short, the grind is long
Some of my very best friends are gone
My hustle's strong my money's all spent
On buying bitches titties and drugs and rent
Work a double shift grind, I can't save a dime
My daughter needs medicine I just can't afford
Bout to grab a .9, lose my mind
My insurance keeps sayin that they won't pay for it
I'll stage the heist, I'll pay the price
Don't be shocked when I turn to crime, kid
I'm goin big, I might split your wig
Cause I ain't getting knocked for no nickel'n'dime shit
All that glitters ain't all it seems
The American Dream is an American scam
What you're looking at, what you're trippin on
Who you flippin on, see what I'm grippin on

[hook]

I've been breakin' my neck just to live correct
Keep my head above water, living check to check
I get no respect, I got no regard
Patience is a struggle when times is hard
Paper's in the shortage, tryin to pay the mortgage
I can't get to work, they repossess my car
Bout to buy a pistol and kidnap Bristol
Tell me bitch, can you see me from your backyard?
This New World session of the Great Depression
I'm living off preemptive unchecked aggression
You're cryin and you're bitchin, know it every politician:
My family tradition is heavy ammunition
I cock the hammer, I'ma rock the vote
Got your forhead on lock, dead in my scope
Look me in the eye, what you're lying for
What you're living by, what you dyin for

[hook]



Some Of Us Pray

Some of us pray, some of us sin
Some of us just don't know where to begin
Guilty hearted pleasures, may contain some unorthodox measures
Can't help losing even if you win
Some of us pray, some of us sin

Some of us live, and all of us die
And some of us laugh at the others who cry
Broken hearted sorrow, got you thinkin' like there ain't no tomorrow
Some of us can't look each other in the eye
Some of us live, all of us die

Some of us give, some of us take
Some of us just lie in the beds that we make
Hearts all torn and busted, double thinkin' everybody you trusted
Can't always fix everything you break
Some of us give, some of us take

Some of us pray, some of us sin
And most of us just don't know where to begin
These guilty hearted pleasures, may contain some unorthodox measures
Can't help but lose even if you win
Some of us pray, some of us sin

Some of us pray, some of us sin (repeat)



I'll Be There For You [Bronx Style Bob cover with mostly new lyrics]

Look at how she move, look at how she sway
Standin in her pumps and her lingerie
Comment allez-vous parlez vous francais
Don't know how to act, don't know what to say
Need a genie and a wish in the very worst way
And this type of ish happens eve-ry-day
Type love I feel, is so for real
So gen-uine, and so sublime
Baby workin and puttin on a show for me
Standin over me, I smell potpourri
Take you any place that you wanna go with me
Just (Come Talk to Me) like Jodeci
Got a pain in my heart that never goes away
Baby girl do you really wanna feel it?
Got a lot at stake, and a promise to make
and a kiss from your lips could seal it

[hook]
I'll be there, for you babe
I'll be the one that you need
I'll be the man that will love you
I'll be there, for you babe

Another loose nut, pain in your gut
Relationship gone down
In a bottle of booze, you manifest your blues
Put on your face and hit the town
Now that skin-tight dress maybe might impress
the kind of man that you might not like
First time up with no luck and confusion
got you gamblin with just one strike
You need more than conversation and introduction calls
You need someone to catch you when you fall
And fly like an eagle when you fine
cause you on my mind

[hook]

Look at how she sway, look at how she move
Tryin to show and prove, don't disturb the groove
She got - hazel eyes, and hair that's gold
An amazing heart, and an angel's soul
She used to be a sinner, but now she's saved
She's well respected and she's well behaved
Her fuse is short, her legs are long
Her temper's mean, her will is strong
A love so real, a love so deep
A love so true, it's so hard to keep
Her center's sweet, her beauty's rare
When we walk down the street people stop and stare
She's so damn smart, she's one of a kind
She's a work of art, she's a priceless wine
She's a drama queen, she's a friend of mine
She's every man's dream and she's mine all mine

[hook]



Even God Don't Know

[first sung verse]
Ridin 'round town, got a pocket full of dough
Where I'll wind up, even God don't know
I'll take it just as fast and as far as it'll go
Ridin 'round town, got a pocket full of dough
Where I'll wind up, even God don't know

Ay yo, it's hard knock livin', doing hard luck time
Tryin to make a dime's been my only crime
The man died tryin' to circumcise my shine
Buck your guns kiddo, now fuck mine
Cash walk the line, police are the swine
My knowledge is refined by the wise and divine
Knock it, break it down for the dumb and the blind
Unnatural acts, the actual facts
Like cats that move packs, don't never pay tax
You ain't alive boy, you need to relax
You leave a vibe like a junkie leaves tracks
A habit needs a home like a monkey needs Beck's

Pistol in my lap, got the pedal to the floor
Whiskey in the flask, and a head full of blow
I got heaven up above, I got hell down below
Pistol in my lap, got the pedal to the floor
Where I'll wind up, even God don't know

I need a hard headed woman for a cold hearted man
Never seen it comin', that's just part of the plan
Work the hidden hand, walk forbidden land
Do the best I can once shit hits the fan
An hour's worth of sand, supply and demand
Get high as you can, the power of a grand
Two in the bush is worth one in the hand
You cower in the van, I'm first in the battle
Back in the saddle, the kid don't rattle
Don't play meek, up the creek with no paddle
We don't snitch while you bitches just tattle
Poppin' off at the lip gets you tipped like cattle

Eyes full of hate, got a heart full of love
You're the only woman that I ever dreamed of
I get high as a I can fly, then I cry like a dove
Eyes full of hate, got a heart full of love
You're the only woman that I ever dreamed of

[first sung verse, repeated]



A Change Is Gonna Come [Sam Cooke cover]

I was born by the river, in a little tent
Oh and just like the river, I've been running ever since
It's been a long, long time comin'
But I know, yes I know, a change gon' come, yes it will

It's too hard livin', and I'm afraid to die
'Cause I don't know what's up there, beyond the sky
It's been a long, long time comin'
But I know a change gon' come, yes it will

I go to the movie, and I go downtown
Somebody keep tellin' me, "don't hang around"
It's been a long, long time comin'
But I know, a change gon' come, yes it will

Then I go and I see my bro'
I ask "brother, won't you help me please?"
But he winds up knockin' me
Back down on my knees

There were times, that I thought, I couldn't last for long
But now I think I'm able, to carry on
It's been a long, long time comin'
But I know, yes I know, a change gon' come, yes it will
(repeat the last two lines x3)