Girl, you've been looking for an education. Child, you better fall on your knees before you fall in the wrong direction.

Quote by Ruthie Foster

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Daddy's gone now but it means a lot to me. Taking the rusty for a...

Daddy's gone now but it means a lot to me. Taking the rusty for a...

Warm skies, the stars are listening. Country night sings her song. Fireflies light the distance....

Warm skies, the stars are listening. Country night sings her song. Fireflies light the distance....

You don't want nobody else to hear it. You think somebody's gonna steal it.

You don't want nobody else to hear it. You think somebody's gonna steal it.

I used to want so much in a hurry. They told me 'girl, you're gonna...

I used to want so much in a hurry. They told me 'girl, you're gonna...

I got in my Mercury and I drove out West pedal to the metal, put...

I got in my Mercury and I drove out West pedal to the metal, put...

Tangerines and persimmons and sugar cane, Grapes of honeydew melon. Enough fit for a queen.

Tangerines and persimmons and sugar cane, Grapes of honeydew melon. Enough fit for a queen.

In times of trouble and tears from worry. Oh, I try to keep my head...

In times of trouble and tears from worry. Oh, I try to keep my head...

Dusty small towns and big families. Cooling my memory like a summer rain. Cold well...

Dusty small towns and big families. Cooling my memory like a summer rain. Cold well...

Baby, remember all the things that we did when we slept together and the blue...

Baby, remember all the things that we did when we slept together and the blue...

Take everything that you gave. When things were nice. Fake everything. If it makes you...

Take everything that you gave. When things were nice. Fake everything. If it makes you...

Lemon trees they don't make a sound. 'Til the branches bend and fruit falls to...

Lemon trees they don't make a sound. 'Til the branches bend and fruit falls to...

Cuz I'm here, and you're there. All alone.

Cuz I'm here, and you're there. All alone.

You wanna make real music, Not just part time, but really use it.

You wanna make real music, Not just part time, but really use it.

You better think 'bout healin' yourself, child. Heal yourself.

You better think 'bout healin' yourself, child. Heal yourself.

You wanna save your survival. You wanna know 'bout your true arrival.

You wanna save your survival. You wanna know 'bout your true arrival.

Come to my world and witness the way things have changed. 'Cause I finally did...

Come to my world and witness the way things have changed. 'Cause I finally did...

With the distance. From what we solidified, I can see things. That before I tried...

With the distance. From what we solidified, I can see things. That before I tried...

Traced the scent through the gloom 'til I found these purple flowers. I was spent,...

Traced the scent through the gloom 'til I found these purple flowers. I was spent,...

Too many a trials I have known. Tryin' to give my children a happy home.

Too many a trials I have known. Tryin' to give my children a happy home.

Oh, it was a cold February morn. East Texas baby girl was born. I pray...

Oh, it was a cold February morn. East Texas baby girl was born. I pray...