Take the "A" Train - Ray Brown

Five dollars in my pocket But we can't wait till wealth will come our way This isn't careless This is all the care in the world Time burns faster than money Say, 'honey take it slow, you've got your life before you This ain't forever Not far from home I'll grow a little bit and I'll take the train alone You'll wonder if I'm safe so I'll call you when I'm home Hate to let me outta sight but I've gotta do my own You'll wonder if I'm safe Always call you when I'm home Hundred dollars in your wallet Waited till the wealth would come your way But now you're restless Fancy stuff but every day feels the same Cause time burns faster than money Say, 'honey take it slow, you've got your life before you' This ain't forever Not far from home I'll grow a little bit and I'll take the train alone You'll wonder if I'm safe so I'll call you when I'm home Hate to let me outta sight but I've gotta do my own You'll wonder if I'm safe Always call you when I'm home Hate to let me outta sight but I've gotta do my own You'll wonder if I'm safe Always call you when I'm home Call you when I'm

Sit down, be quiet, they usually say Do this, do that, grow up Be nice and behave But I've never wanted to be like them Monday to Friday, that's just nothing for me We've got a life to live, so please don't waste my time Let tomorrow be tomorrow, not here now Forget your trouble and let's celebrate tonight Come and join in, get it started in this town I'd rather be fun than what they say Won't be safe and sound There's time for that but not now And while we are young, let's be stupid Just you, me and the night The one thing we should know Is that we got plenty of time That we got plenty of time That we got plenty of time They don't know a thing 'bout What this is like I don't want to think 'bout What's ahead I'm here now 'Cause I've always wanted to feel alive Live in the moment, let the future arrive I'm gonna tell the world the way it's going down Let tomorrow be tomorrow, not here now Won't let them bother me, I'm not gonna waste my time Come and join in, get it started in this town I'd rather be fun than what they say Won't be safe and sound There's time for that but not now And while we are young, let's be stupid Just you, me and the night The one thing we should know Is that we got plenty of time That we got plenty of time Yeah, we got plenty of time Whoa, we got plenty of Plenty of, plenty of time, yeah Whoa, we got plenty of Plenty of, plenty of time Plenty, plenty, plenty of time We are young and we got plenty of time And I've got nothing else but you on my mind We got plenty, plenty, plenty of time Yeah, we got plenty of time Whoa, we got plenty of Plenty of, plenty of time, yeah Whoa, we got plenty of Plenty of, plenty of time Oh, we got plenty of time Oh-whoa, yeah, we got plenty of time