Now, things was looking golden, baby, everything was fine,
You never gave no sign that you had changed your mind,
I guess I was mistaken, girl, to count so on you,
What else could I do, time to pay my dues.
Well, girl, I've been torn up before,
But I can't handle that once more,
Well, I've been down for a long, long time,
And now it's time to ease my mind,
There's lots of pain upon this earth,
Girl, I've had my money's worth,
I have had my ups and downs and all arounds.
Girl, I've tried to change your way of thinking, tried to make you see,
That living here with me is where you ought to be,
But it did not seem to make no difference, never changed your world,
And now I've been torn up before,
But I can't handle that once more,
I've been down for a long, long time,
But now it's time to ease my mind,
Cause there's no such pain upon this earth,
And, girl, I have my mama's word,
I have had my ups and downs and all arounds.
I've been up, down, all around now.