A

lone-

ly

mot-

her

gaz-

ing

out

of

the

win-

dow

Star-

ing

at

her

son

that

she

just

can't

touch

If

at

a-

ny

time

he's

in

a

jam,

she'll

be

by

his

side

But

he

does-

n't

re-

a-

lize

he

hurts

her

so

much

But

all

the

pray-

ing

just

ain't

help-

ing

at

all

Cause

he

can't

seem

to

keep

his

self

out

of

trou-

ble

So

he

goes

out

and

he

makes

his

mo-

ney

the

best

way

he

knows

how

An-

o-

ther

bo-

dy

lay-

ing

cold

in

the

gut-

ter

List-

en

to

me

Don't

go

chas-

ing

wa-

ter-

falls

Please

stick

to

the

ri-

vers

and

the

lakes

that

you're

used

to

I

know

that

you're

gon-

na

have

it

your

way

or

no-

thing

at

all

But

I

think

you're

mo-

ving

too

fast

Lit-

tle

pre-

cious

has

a

natu-

ral

ob-

ses-

sion

for

temp-

ta-

tion

But

he

just

can't

see

She

gives

him

lov-

ing

that

his

bo-

dy

can't

hand-

le

But

all

he

can

say

is,

''B-

aby

it's

good

to

me''

One

day

he

goes

and

take

a

glimpse

in

the

mir-

ror

But

he

does-

n't

re-

cog-

nize

his

own

face

His

health

is

fa-

ding

and

he

does-

n't

know

why

Three

let-

ters

took

him

to

his

fi-

nal

res-

ting

place

Y'all,

don't

hear

me

Don't

go

chas-

ing

wa-

ter-

falls

Please

stick

to

the

ri-

vers

and

the

lakes

that

you're

used

to

I

know

that

you're

gon-

na

have

it

your

way

or

no-

thing

at

all

But

I

think

you're

mo-

ving

too

fast

Don't

go

chas-

ing

wa-

ter-

falls

Please

stick

to

the

ri-

vers

and

the

lakes

that

you're

used

to

I

know

that

you're

gon-

na

have

it

your

way

or

no-

thing

at

all

But

I

think

you're

mo-

ving

too

fast

Come

on

I

seen

a

rain-

bow

yes-

ter-

day,

but

too

ma-

ny

storms

have

come

and

gone

Leav-

ing

a

trace

of

not

one

God-

giv-

en

ray

Is

it

be-

cause

my

life

is

ten

shades

of

gray

I

pray,

all

ten

fade

a-

way

Sel-

dom

praise

Him

for

the

su-

nny

days

And

like

his

pro-

mise

is

true

On-

ly

my

faith

can

un-

do

the

ma-

ny

chanc-

es

I

blew

to

bring

my

life

to

a-

new

Clear

and

blue

and

un-

con-

di-

tio-

nal

skies

Have

dried

the

tears

from

my

eyes

No

more

lone-

ly

cries

My

on-

ly

bleed-

ing

hope

Is

for

the

folk

who

can't

cope

with

such

an

en-

du-

ring

pain

That

it

keeps

them

in

the

pou-

ring

rain

Who's

to

blame

for

too-

ting

'caine

in-

to

your

own

vein

What

a

shame,

you

shoot

and

aim

for

some-

one

el-

se's

brain

Claim

the

in-

sane

And

name

this

day

in

time

For

fal-

ling

prey

to

crime

I

say

the

sys-

tem's

got

you

vic-

tim

to

your

own

mind

Dreams

are

hope-

less

as-

pi-

ra-

tions

in

hopes

of

com-

ing

true

Be-

lieve

in

your-

self,

the

rest

is

up

to

me

and you

Don't

go

chas-

ing

wa-

ter-

falls

Please

stick

to

the

ri-

vers

and

the

lakes

that

you're

used

to

I

know

that

you're

gon-

na

have

it

your

way

or

no-

thing

at

all

But

I

think

you're

mo-

ving

too

fast

Don't

go

chas-

ing

wa-

ter-

falls

Please

stick

to

the

ri-

vers

and

the

lakes

that

you're

used

to

I

know

that

you're

gon-

na

have

it

your

way

or

no-

thing

at

all

But

I

think

you're

mo-

ving

too

fast