Responsibility Lyrics - Steve Forbert

Poor ole surrender Mimosa 

Finally burnt out by the sun 

I feel pretty burnt out myself 

When the long, hot summer is done 

Summertime's long been my favorite 

Now I can't grab it no more 

Can't find no time for a fish on the line 

Or that swing in the old Sycamore 

I'm in such a hurry now 

It starts to worry me 

Stop an' smell the roses? 

Baby, I can't hardly see 

No, I ain't forgotten just how good it all can be 

But I've got so much responsibility 

Got so much responsibility 

Baby, you know how I'm working 

Sorry I'm busy so much 

Sorry those days when the world went our way 

Are so hard to return to an' to touch 

Maybe our future looks brighter 

Maybe our ship will come in 

Maybe these years an' these muletrain careers 

Will be things we won't think about then 

But I'm in such a hurry now 

It start to worry me 

Stop an' smell the roses? 

Baby I can't hardly see 

No, I ain't forgotten just how good it all can be 

But I've got so much responsibility 

Got so much responsibility 

Competition's heavy on a hard line wreckin' crew 

The good ones never leave 

An' still there's always someone new 

Pressure comes down hard up on a top notch rivet team 

We don't get time to pace ourselves 

We don't stand around and dream 

Poor ole surrender Mimosa 

Finally burnt out by the heat 

I feel pretty burnt out myself 

When I make that ole turn down our street 

Summertime's long been my favorite 

Now it's ole autumn I love 

Summertime fun on some beach in the sun 

Is not somethin' I'm seein' much of 

I'm in such a hurry now 

It starts to worry me 

Stop an' smell the roses? 

Baby, I can't hardly see 

No, I ain't forgotten just how good it all can be 

But I've got so much responsibility 

Got so much responsibility 

Got so much responsibility