You could try to change to make a new life
Don't mean we gon' do right, tonight
You could try to change to make a new life
Don't mean we gon' do right, tonight
Hey mother, don't let 'em know you
They hunger to hold you down and control you
Hey lover, don't let 'em love you
They'll lay on top of you to stay above you
You could try to change to make a new life
Don't mean we gon' do right, tonight
You could try to change to make a new life
Don't mean we gon' do right, tonight
You could try to change to make a new life
Don't mean we gon' do right, tonight
You could try to change to make a new life
Don't mean we gon' do right, tonight
We all need somethin' we can stake the blame on
It can't be your dance that made this rain storm
It must be the alcohol
And you hate this place 'cause the town's too small
And everybody there's so fake
Be a brand new day if they was half awake
Smile in your face like "Yes sir"
Waitin' 'til you turn your back so they can whisper
And you ain't tryna love none of 'em, nah
You know better, right? You learned somethin'
But even if the first few burst through
They only pursue 'cause they wanna hurt you
It comes with the smoker's cough
Gon' turn it on until it's broken off
'Cause suffered and crushed is just not enough
They wanna hold you down until they lock you up
You could try to change to make a new life
Don't mean we gon' do right, tonight
You could try to change to make a new life
Don't mean we gon' do right, tonight
You could try to change to make a new life
Don't mean we gon' do right, tonight
You could try to change to make a new life
Don't mean we gon' do right, tonight
Hey sister, don't let 'em touch you
So friendly when they're close enough to cut you
Hey mister, don't let 'em break you