Take It Easy, Brother

They say don't you go judge a book by its cover
People might surprise you, won't you take it easy brother
But there ain't no surprise in the shady situations
You keep talking sly while you're feeling desperation

They say give some slack just trust for awhile
Don't you know you give an inch they're gonna take a mile
Fool me once they tell me that the blame is on you
But I can feel it in my gut so it is on me too

I said, another hand reached out before me
Oh well, don't that repetition get rather boring?

I can let go but this another story
Too many words and the scene is getting gory
If that ain't true well then just flag me as a false
But don't you tell me the game show me how you walk

I said, It ain't that I want to lose you
It's that no one in their right mind would ever choose you

I ain't trying to ride an anchor, oh, as it's dragging bottom
I ain't trying, no, to trade for riches if you haven't got them
I ain't trying to throw you a rope if you think dragging me down is just one big joke
I ain't trying to dirty my hands with intentions that are rotten

I ain't trying to ride an anchor, oh, as it's dragging bottom
I ain't trying, no, to trade for riches if you haven't got them
I ain't trying to throw you a rope if you think dragging me down is just one big joke
I ain't trying to dirty my hands with intentions that are rotten