Problem Child
It's blood red
The lunar rhythm ripped this tide a warhead
Went missig' back in '59, it's somewhere
Sitting on the ocean floor— (Yeah)
The air so heavy that the birds won't fly
I strike my matches, couldn't get no light
A man has got no manners for his own
Since the day that I was born
I been straying from the Lord
With the way the waves are crashing at my door and it's got me saying
"Mother, please forgive me, take me home
I lost it the day I stole the diamonds out your drawer"
She said, "You think you're moving clever?
No, darling, you could never"
That's not how this conversation's gonna go
Don't say I ain't told you so— (Uh)
Don't say I ain't told you so
I lost all touch and both my hands got tied, so
I'll chase a scapegoat to kill some time this
Purple rain pours through the ozone hole
(Wait—, wait, wait, wait, wait, wait, wait, hold on)
The problem child of Mother Nature
Who puts it off 'til later?
Nearly deaf to the sound of my breath, I swallow whole
Since the day that I was born
I been straying from the Lord
With the way the waves are crashing at my door and it's got me saying
"Mother, please forgive me, take me home
I lost it the day I stole the diamonds out your drawer"
She said, "You think you're moving clever?
No, darling, you could never"
That's not how this conversation's gonna go
Don't say I ain't told you so— (Uh)
Don't say I ain't told you so
No, mama, don't cut me slack
I know, I can't take it back
But I beg you, don't hang up the phone
I've fallen off the beaten path
I know I got a knack for that, but please just pull my fingers off my throat
"Mother, please forgive me, take me home
I've had enough
I can no longer fight this war"
She said, "You think I'll kiss it better?
No, darling, I could never"
That's not how this conversation's gonna go
Don't say I ain't told you so
Don't say I ain't told you so, no, no
