[Intro] Yeah [Verse 1] Ain't no good life Not the one that I lead 'Cause the more I fight the sadness, yeah It only seems the more that I grieve Well, I look back on the good times As some lost part of me I want to know Tell me, why is it so? Well, just 'cause I don't pray Lord, that don't mean I ain't forgiven Just because I'm alive That don't mean I'm making a living [Verse 2] I'm gonna get myself together I'm gonna try a dying attempt Talking 'bout the good times slipping by Yeah, I tell ya now I don't even know where last month went Well, I can't make no money, baby Well, 'cause my money's already spent And I know where it went I said it went on that damn rent Well, I, I don't mean change, baby I need folding money Well, I want loving Said I don't need a buddy But I don't need nobody now, woo [Verse 3] Ain't exactly my idea It's sort of old, borrowed and blue I'm just trying to say don't try that straight life, buddy Woah, you'll find it kind of hard on you Women, don't try to cook nothing up, ooh Brother, you know you'll only wind up in your own stew Just don't let nobody tell you Oh, what you oughta do