[Verse:]
I've had a little time to reason
I've had a little time to grow
There's people in the world I'm pleasin'
There's people in the world who don't wanna know
[Chorus:]
But the future's gonna be much better
I can tell you that I've paid my dues
Now you tell me where, where did you get your blues
[Verse 2:]
Won't you talk to me about your problems
Tell me all about your ways
Sometimes I feel like a helpless child
Won't you help me through these rock bottom days
[Chorus:]
But the future's gonna be much better
I can tell you that I've paid my dues
Now you tell me where, where did you get your blues
When you're on the street you ain't nobody's fool - no you ain't
[Verse 3:]
I'm looking for a good example
I'm looking for a piece of the game
I didn't know that I was a gambling man
When you're on the ground it all looks the same
[Chorus:]
But the future's gonna be much better
I can tell you that I've paid my dues
Now you tell me where, where did you get your blues
When you're on the street you ain't nobody's fool - no you ain't
(M8)
Don't decide that you've lost everything [x3]
Don't you decide that you have lost everything
Won't you help me
Please help me now
Help me help myself, I can't help myself [x4]
[Chorus:]
But the future's gonna be much better
I can tell you that I've paid my dues
Now you tell me where, where did you get your blues
When you're on the street you ain't nobody's fool - no you ain't