Iwas brought in this world 1962, I didn't have much choice you see. But by the time I was eight, I could tell it was too late, I was already barking up the wrong tree. When I was in school you thought I was a fool, In trouble, Breaking all the rules. I was absent from class, My daddy spanked my bare a**, But I sure tried hard to be cool. Born to lose, was what they said, You know I was better OhMaybellene, why can't you be true? Oh Maybellene, why can't you be true? You've just started back doing the things you used to do The motor cooled down, the heat went down And that's when I Childrenare taught to hate, parents just couldn't wait Some are rich and some are poor, others will just suffer more Have you ever been ashamed and felt society try to keep you down? I begin to watch things change and see them turn around [Chorus:] Turn around, they'll try to keep you down Turn around, Turn around Don't drag me down Ignorance like a gun in hand, reach out to the promised land Triedto love like the rest of the world A picture perfect romance I tried directing the play but the lines were all wrong I tried to make the occasions ring out I bought you diamonds and pearls But the gift that I didn't give was that of myself I'm sorry for what I said Sorry for the things I didn't do I'll say goodbye, but baby, take care of yourself There were times I couldn't Shemay have forsaken some other like me She promised to honor to love and obey Each vow was a plaything that she threw away Alone and forsaken by fate and by man Oh Lord, if you hear me, please hold to my hand Oh, please understand The darkness has fallen, the sky has turned gray The hound in the distance is starting to bay I wonder, I wonder AE F C/G G C/G G/B A pleasant memory A E F C/G G C/G G/B Of the things in life worthwhile, the things worthwhile [Chorus] A E We used to walk and we used to talk A E We used laugh and we used to cry A F E And there'll always be a place in my heart for her. A E F C/G G C/G G/B x4 [Verse 2] A E F C/G G C/G G/B Well I thought of her today, A E F Nothingshe can do, she's so confused Something should be done but she'll refuse She's got a new fix to ease her pain She's got a new fix to control her brain DearGod, what have I done "And hope it's not to late cause tomorrow may never come Reach for the sky cause tomorrow may never come Reach for the sky cause tomorrow may never come Yesterday is history And tomorrow is a mystery But I'm leaving right now It's just about how it's you and me You can run, you can hide Just like Bonnie and Clyde sS2N.