You call me up at five to five, and you ask me if I'll drop by. That you need me, tonight you're all alone. Like the fool I am and the fool I'll be, I drove there anxiously.
(Wayland Patton, Jim Rushing). . Today we laid old man Pate to rest. His big hands folded across his chest. God rest his soul, just two days ago. He was in his yard wavin' to me.
some kids grow up on mean streets. dealing with the crypts and bloods. but me i was born on a back road. in a 4x4 rollin through the mud. the street kid deals with the dealer.
HER NAME WAS MADELINE CONNERS. AND I AM THE MAN THAT SHE PICKED. SHE WATCHED HER DADDY'S MONEY. BUILD THEIR HOUSE ON THE HILL. AND WATCHED ME AND MY DADDY.