If You Can't Be Good, Be Good at It

[00:04.79] Alright, now let this be a lesson to you
[00:14.09] Mama never raised any smart mouth kid
[00:17.19] She told us once and that was it
[00:20.06] She said, son sit down, son that's enough
[00:23.66] Mama really loved us but she sure was tough
[00:26.63] Could never get away with callin' her bluff
[00:29.64] You been runnin' all night, chasin' those skirts
[00:33.14] You ought to be ashamed, late again for work
[00:36.12] Boy, don't you know you're on the wrong track
[00:39.48] And throwin' it away, you never get it back
[00:42.68] Hard lovin' mamas don't cut you no slack
[00:46.00] But my old man was a little bit more inclined to understand
[00:55.84] 'Cause daddies know, when to hang on and when to let go
[01:03.10] He said, "Bein' addicted to love's a real bad habit
[01:09.07] If you can't be good, son, be good at it"
[01:15.36] Now mama's still on me 'bout wrong and right
[01:18.07] Hopin' one day I might see the light
[01:21.38] My heart's been broke, I make mistakes
[01:24.23] I still try to give 'em as much as I take
[01:27.80] Now old habits are hard to break
[01:31.13] But my old man was a little bit more inclined to understand
[01:40.60] 'Cause daddies know, now when to hang on and when to let go
[01:48.22] He said, "Bein' addicted to love's a real bad habit
[01:53.33] If you can't be good, son, be good at it
[01:57.24] If you can't be good, be good at it"
[02:16.54] But my old man was a little bit more inclined to understand
[02:25.81] 'Cause daddies know, when to hang on and when to let go
[02:34.86] He said, "Now bein' addicted to love's a real bad habit
[02:38.49] If you can't be good, son, be good at it
[02:42.16] If you can't be good, be good at it"
[02:48.59] Well, if you can't be good, be good at it
[02:59.37] Take that to your old man, son
[03:04.35] Don't worry about bein' good, I'll show you how it's done
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