Intro verse 1 Hey Mama, It’s me Said you better wait child, said you’ve been a long time runnin Hey Mama, Answer me Baby Boy you better sit down, Can’t listen when the sun’s out My only son this will be so hard to hear Instrumental Break verse 2 C’mon Mama, what do you mean I know you been knocked down, I know it ain’t all been easy Nothin ever good really is Why you gotta wait so long, Why you gotta wait so long Bridge She said son let me reason with you, You think you carry such a wait I know I never beat you, boy, Better start acting like this here is a race Instrumental Break Chorus You aint gone far enough to say, at least I tried You ain’t worked hard enough to say, Well I’ve done mine You ain’t run far enough to say, My legs have failed You ain’t gone far enough, You ain’t worked hard enough You ain’t run far enough to say, It ain’t gonna get any better Bridge 2 You picked a bad time, You picked a bad time to listen to me You picked a bad time, You picked a bad time to listen to me Chorus You picked a bad time, You picked a bad time to listen to me You picked a bad time, You picked a bad time to listen to me Chorus You aint gone far enough to say, at least I tried You ain’t worked hard enough to say, Well I’ve done mine You ain’t run far enough to say, My legs have failed You ain’t gone far enough, You ain’t worked hard enough You ain’t run far enough to say, It ain’t gonna get any better

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