I won't tell a story
About a girl
Who
They were married,
yeah
Was a pretty young lady
Whoa, yeah
She was born in Hattiesburg
Girl was fine as she could be
Had dreams of being a big singer
And all she ever wanted Was a place she could call her own
Said you read what you're sold,
baby And everything you touch don't turn to gold
Watch yourself,
cause what you see Everything ain't real
Said you won't live a life of diamonds and fancy cars
Whoa, whoa You caught up at a red light, baby
Ain't no passing lane See this crazy life that you're seeking
It's just one crazy game,
yeah You better slow your roll before you lose control,
yeah Free your mind and your ass gon' follow,
yeah You can only be or you can be,
yeah You can only live this way,
yeah In due time you gon' see Not any man She
was aiming to please Making that dirty money
On her hands and her knees But she
forgot all about the morals and values
That she was taught
Shouldn't listen to grandma when she said
Your ass gon' be long Watch yourself,
cause what you see
Everything ain't real Said you won't
live a life of diamonds and fancy cars
Whoa, whoa
You caught up at a red light, baby
Ain't no passing lane
See this crazy life that you're living
It's just one crazy game,
yeah You better slow your roll before you lose control,
yeah
Free your mind and your ass gon' follow,
yeah You can only be or you can be,
yeah
You can only live this way,
yeah In due time you gon' see
Ain't no
passing lane See this crazy life that you're living
It's just one crazy game,
yeah You better slow your roll before you lose control,
yeah
Free your mind and your ass gon' follow,
yeah You can only be or you can be,
yeah
You can only be or you can be, yeah In due
time you gon' see
Say you wanna live a life of diamonds and fancy cars
Everything
you touch don't turn to gold
Free your mind and your ass gon' follow, baby
Say you wanna live a life of diamonds and fancy cars
Everything you touch don't turn to gold
Free your mind and your ass gon' follow, baby
You gotta look up in the mirror
You gotta free your mind and your ass gon' follow
You gotta love you, baby
Oh, anybody gon' love you back
Oh,
sweet Mary,
sweet Mary
Oh,
sweet Mary