The Money Tree
I'm standin' on an open worldI've gotta try so hard for myselfNot including the ones that I loveI call my family
It's not hard when your focus is a beautiful girlA brand new baby, she's a baby girlAnd yes, she is a cutie like her mommyAh yes, yeah, she looks like her mommy
[Chorus:]We both know who we areAnd I'm not changing a thingI've never changed beforeIf lovin' me is work, I'm not a job to takeI think we're headin' for the crazy-making heartbreak
I'm wonderin' why I'm sittin' here, alone againWhy you always crush meWhy it's never easyEasy, easy, easy, it's not easy
This is you, this is meYou won't be a part of what we need to beNot for me, for the future of us threeFor our daughter, college, family, sudden-health emergenciesYou think it's easy pickin' money off my money tree?
With two houses, both carsI paid off your fucking credit card debtDid you already forget? Huh?You threaten, threaten, threaten, threaten, threaten, huh?Just fucking leaveFind a man who will put up with this
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I can't help but thinkOf how good you are with our baby daughterHalf the time a single motherWhen I go away it's so that you can always stay homeAnd watch your baby grow, bring her up the right way
You never take it that way
We both know who we areAnd I'm not changing
I need support, not a slap in the faceYou have to trust meOr I'm sure this will blow up in your faceOur love was such an angelShe doesn't even knowWe've torn each other downIn ways we don't even know
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I can't help but thinkOf how good you are with our baby daughterHalf the time a single motherWhen I go away it's so that you can always stay homeAnd watch your baby grow, bring her up the right way
It's me the one who has his family's future at heartIt's you the one who never wants a family apartWe both know that together we can only believeThat if we cut the shit there'd be no reason to leave