Woah-oh-oh-oh Mama don't sleep well She worry about the kids all night And the kids don't eat well They worry about their mama so they hustle on the side Daddy workin' three jobs The sweat keeps drippin' in the buffalo sunshine So he drives that car Promise us someday, mama, we will be alright And I'll be fine I get my feet on solid ground Sounds, feels like quicksand Quicksand's pullin' me down, down, down And I'll be fine I get my feet on solid ground Sounds, feels like quicksand Quicksand's pullin' me down, down, down Sister's got a new car No new friends, she got money in the bank And every day she works hard She plays hard Baby knows how to drink Her brother's in a bad place Takes prescriptions for pain He keeps his demons at bay So she drives that car Promise us someday, brother, we gon' be alright And I'll be fine I get my feet on solid ground Sounds, feels like quicksand Quicksand's pullin' me down, down, down And I'll be fine I get my feet on solid ground Sounds, feels like quicksand Quicksand's pullin' me down, down, down It's pullin' me down, down, down Sounds, feels like quicksand Quicksand's pullin' me down, down, down Every day I pray and I pray Feels like there ain't no escape Every day I pray and I pray Pray that I find my way Every day I pray and I pray Feels like there ain't no escape Every day I pray and I pray I gotta find an escape And I'll be fine I get my feet on solid ground Sounds, feels like quicksand Quicksand's pullin' me down, down, down And I'll be fine I get my feet on solid ground Sounds, feels like quicksand Quicksand's pullin' me down, down, down And I'll be fine I get my feet on solid ground Sounds, feels like quicksand Quicksand's pullin' me down, down, down And I'll be fine I get my feet on solid ground Sounds, feels like quicksand Quicksand's pullin' me down, down, down