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

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

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

Sometimes I can't stand. The thought of chalkin. What we built up as a loss.

Sometimes I can't stand. The thought of chalkin. What we built up as a loss.

You are the true believer, Embrace your purity. Say the race deceivers Took your dignity.

You are the true believer, Embrace your purity. Say the race deceivers Took your dignity.

I've been trying to enjoy the fruits of my labor. I've been crying for you...

I've been trying to enjoy the fruits of my labor. I've been crying for you...

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.

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...

Baby, see how I been livin'. Velvet curtains on the windows too. Keep the bright...

Baby, see how I been livin'. Velvet curtains on the windows too. Keep the bright...

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...

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...

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.

Lavender, lotus, blossoms too, why does the dirt and the flowers last for you? Baby,...

Lavender, lotus, blossoms too, why does the dirt and the flowers last for you? Baby,...

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...

Oh, Mama said, Girl, you better learn how to pray. Oh, you got a soul,...

Oh, Mama said, Girl, you better learn how to pray. Oh, you got a soul,...

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...

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...

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.

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...

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...

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...