I don't need an umbrella
To cover my head when it rains
I don't need a sheet to cover my bed when I fall asleep
You see...
I'm a guy that's not alive inside
I've died many times
Since I was five
Ever since I killed my baby, Sister Jane
I've been in a mental hospital for the insane
When it's my time to die
I know no one's gonna cry
When they bury me six feet below
That's when folks will never know
That my sister Jane fell
And I promised my mother
Never to tell
We had no father to watch over the family when I
We knew that folks would separate us 'cause mama was blind
Us kids knew we could never replace mommy's face
Life to me is a mystery
Full of fear and curiosity
It's a clock that doesn't tick
It's a world without music
It's a nightmare which has no end
It's car fare to the devil's den
And if I had to do it all over again
I wouldn't hesitate
No, no, no, no, no, no, no, no, no
Here comes the doctor to remind me it's visiting day
Must convince him that I'm crazy so my folks will stay away
Oh, Lord, teach me how to cry before I die
Oh, Lord, teach me how to cry before I die
Oh, Lord, teach me how to cry before I die
Gotta know, gotta know how it feels, yeah
When you can feel the sweat deep inside
Don't need no umbrella, yeah
Don't need no umbrella when it rains, yeah
Don't need a sheet to cover my bed when I fall asleep, hey
Hey
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