Fast Train - Solomon Burke

Written by: myles goodwyn I read the colors this mornin' I read the colors today About a man who left from nowhere to be someone And every day he has to pay in every way I met a man from new york city He spoke of things I've yet to find A good man driven from his homeland Tryin' to find some piece of mind It's a fast train It's a fast train It's a fast train It's a fast train It's a fast train It's a fast train It's a fast train It's a fast train It's a fast train It's a fast train It's a fast train It's a fast train It's a fast train

You want it all right now, let's hurry up and wait Girl, you right on time, trust me, you're not too late I hate to see you rain, those mascara tears But you can drown in the water beyond your years Just don't grow up so fast You don't want to know what I know yet Maybe on paper it looks better way up here Don't you hurry, try to take it slow You will get there before you know it Ain't just the bad times, the good times too shall pass So don't grow up so fast The world will turn, shadows fall There's your pencil marks in the corner on the kitchen wall Yeah, to remind you some Just don't grow up so fast You don't want to know what I know yet Maybe on paper it looks better way up here Don't you hurry, try to take it slow You will get there before you know it Ain't just the bad times, the good times too shall pass So don't grow up so fast Ooh-ooh, ooh-ooh, ooh Just don't grow up so fast You don't want to know what I know yet Maybe on paper it looks better way up here Don't you hurry, try to take it slow You will get there before you know it Ain't just the bad times, the good times too shall pass There's only so much sand in the hour glass So don't grow up so fast Ooh-ooh, ooh-ooh, ooh

Oh I was perfect For the circus If he dared me I'd do it Love makes you stupid I'd give it up But I guess it was not enough 'Cause he never seemed satisfied I know I'm not perfect But at the end of the day, who is? He wanted someone that's perfect Well ok, but can you tell me who is? He set the bar Just above the stars A rocket couldn't reach it But I still kept on reaching He watched me at least a thousand times If he loved me, he'd stop me, but no I know I'm not perfect But at the end of the day, who is? He wanted someone that's perfect Well ok, but can you tell me who is? I saw my future in his eyes So wrong, so wrong Guess I was destined for more in my life 'Cause he didn't break me down, he made me strong I know I'm not perfect But at the end of the day, who is? He wanted someone that's perfect Well ok, but can you tell me who is?

Hey! (Hey!) Everybody! (Everybody!) All around the world Every boy and girl Taking lessons from me Do The Stupidity My Momma she says it's silly My Poppa says, "you look like a fool" But, baby, I don't mind the criticism Because were doing it every day in school Come along with me See how much fun it can be While watching me, baby Do The Stupidity Oh my Momma she says it's silly My Poppa says I look like a fool But, I don't mind the criticism Because were doing it every day in school Come along with me See how much fun it can be Watch it on TV Oh, baby, thats The Stupidity

The accused will rise To be torn in two Guilty of nothin' but loving you This is the judgement And I'm willin' to plead How you don't want me Hopin' this torment will cease Will I be released? There'll be lies, there'll be tears A jury of your peers With a pitiful look of experience Hand down the judgement And if I done wrong And loved you too long Stand up and just testify How can you deny? Objection overruled I wait for my reprieve With the trust of the deceived The wisdom of the fool It's his sorrowful face Too heavy for his head 'Cos he bowed it as something come over him It was the judgement And he falls to his knees Have mercy on me He clings to the hem of her gown She says: "Just take him down" Just take him down Just take him down

Well I crawled across the desert for you, baby And you said, 'So what?' I bring you diamonds from the diamond mine Find your door shut You treat me like a stepchild Ooh, I am your stepchild Sometimes I wanna turn and run away But my heart just won't let me be You treat me like a stepchild What's a matter with you, baby? Have you lost your point of view? Don't you want no one person Taking advantage of you? You treat me like a stepchild Sure enough treat me like a stepchild Sometimes I wanna turn and run away But my heart says, 'Stay' You treat me like a stepchild I work hard every day and every night for you And I don't even cry I do everything you want me to do And I don't even try You treat me like a stepchild Whoa, you treat me like a stepchild Anything you ask me, you know I'm willing I just sure can't beat Bob Dylan But you still treat me like a stepchild Come on! You make me moan, you make me cry You make me laugh full of joy Sometimes you make me feel like A brand new baby boy But then you treat me like a stepchild I don't know why you do that to me But you treat me - you treat me like a stepchild Well when you're 'round all your other friends You won't let me in You's treat me - you's treat me like a stepchild I work hard for you, baby, every night Come home and treat you right You wanna stay out and listen to ol' Bob Dylan play all night You treat me like a stepchild Why you wanna treat me like a stepchild? Well you're wearing out your shoes Dancing to the blues And you treat me like a stepchild Here we go now! Well I crawled across the desert Just for you, baby And you said, 'So what?' You just wouldn't behave You treat me like a stepchild You treat me just like a stepchild Sometimes I wanna turn and run away But my heart says, 'Stay... Stay, stepchild' I'm your stepchild