Killer/Papa was a rollin' stone
So you want to be freeTo live your life the way you wanna beWill you give if we cryWill we live or will we die
Tainted hearts heal with timeShoot bad love so we canStop the bleeding
Solitary brotherIs there still a part of you that wants to live?Solitary sisterIs there still a part of you that wants to give?Solitary brotherIs there still a part of you that wants to live?Solitary sisterIs there still a part of you that wants to give?
If we try to live our livesThe way we wanna be
Solitary brotherIs there still a part of you that wants to live?Solitary sisterIs there still a part of you that wants to give?Solitary brotherIs there still a part of you that wants to live?Solitary sisterIs there still a part of you that wants to give?
Rascism in future kings can only lead to no goodAnd besides, all our sons and daughters alreadyKnow how that feels
It was the third of septemberThat day I'll always remember, yes I will'cause that was the day that my daddy died
Never had a chance to see him, noNever heard nothing but bad things about himMama, I'm depending on you to tell me the truthMama just hung her head and said
[chorus]"papa was a rollin' stoneWherever he laid his hat was his homeAnd when he diedAll he left us was alone"[repeat]
Hey, mama, is it true what they sayThat papa never worked a day in his lifeSome bad talk going around sayin'Papa had three outside childrenAnd another wifeThat ain't right
Heard some talk about papa and his storefrontPreachin'Talkin' about saving souls and all the timeLeachin'And dealing in dirtStealin' in the name of the Lord
But mama she just said
[chorus]
Say I heard my papa was a jack of all tradesIs that what papa sent to an early grave?Folks say papa would beg, borrow or steal justTo pay his billsHey, mama, folks say papa was never much in thinkin'Spent most of his time chasin' women and drinkin'But mother, I'm depending on youTo tell me the truth
But my mama she just said
[chorus (2x)]papa was a rollin' stoneWherever he laid his hat was his homeAnd when he diedAll he left us was alone"