Carleen Anderson

How did I ever get over, mountains so high
Light at the end of the tunnel, leads us into night
When I got to my station, praying for grace
Fate got impatient and time would not wait
Oh, time would not wait

All my Bridges Burnin쨈 up ahead
Ain쨈t no use in turnin쨈 around instead

Out of mere desire, each chance I take
Life쨈s just a walk on the wire
Time will not wait

All my Bridges Burnin쨈 up ahead
Ain쨈t no use in turnin쨈 around instead

I walk the line, through warning signs
But I won쨈t look back, cos I쨈m takin쨈 steps
And I쨈m marking tmie

Wading deep in the water, trying to keep still
Every son and daughter, climbin쨈 up life쨈s hill
out of mere desire, each chance I take
Life's just a walk on the wire
time will not wait

Oh, time will not wait
Oh, time will not wait
Oh, time will not wait

All my Bridges Burnin쨈 up ahead
Ain쨈t no use in turnin쨈around instead

See the Bridges Burnin쨈
See the Burnin쨈 Bridges

My mama told me, my mama said
Pay attention, little sister

Mama, something happened today
A boy came up to me, who said he'd lost his way
He followed me and gently held my hand
Tomorrow he said, he'd take me to sugar land
Mama said

"Run baby, run, go find a place to hide
(Run)
Sounds like the wolf to me, he'll eat you alive
(Run)"

"Run baby, run, go find a place to hide
(Run)
Close all the doors, don't let that wolf inside"
Mama said

Better listen to your mama
'Cause mama surely knows
Better listen to your mama
Don't say I didn't tell you so

Pay attention, little sister
Pay attention, little sister
Pay attention, little sister

But mama, he seemed to be so sweet
And when he smiled at me, he knocked me off my feet
He only wants to kiss and hold me close
I must admit I weep for him and feeling the most, mama said

"Run baby, run, go find a place to hide
(Run)
Sounds like the wolf to me, he'll eat you alive
(Run)"

"Run baby, run, go find a place to hide
(Run)
Close all the doors, don't let that wolf inside"
Mama said

Better listen to your mama
'Cause mama surely knows
Better listen to your mama
Don't say I didn't tell you so

Pay attention, little sister
Pay attention, little sister
Pay attention, little sister

You better run before he knows, he makes
Every tingle in your body quit
Be careful, not to lose your
Before you know that he have complete control, run

You're missing the taste that's left on to his lips
But he can drink it dry on every drip
He'd be the only one who make you cry
And you can do what's up that

"Run baby, go, go find the place to hide
Sounds like the one to me who'll leave to the night
Run baby, go, go find the place to hide
Close all the doors, don't let that wolf inside", mama said

Baby, listen to your mama
'Cause mama surely knows
Baby, listen to your mama
'Cause I will show you some

Baby, listen to your mama
'Cause mama surely knows
Baby, listen to your mama, yeah
Pay attention, little sister

My mama told me, my mama said
Pay attention, little sister

Mama, something happened today
A boy came up to me, who said he'd lost his way
He followed me and gently held my hand
Tomorrow he said, he'd take me to sugar land
Mama said

"Run baby, run, go find a place to hide
(Run)
Sounds like the wolf to me, he'll eat you alive
(Run)"

"Run baby, run, go find a place to hide
(Run)
Close all the doors, don't let that wolf inside"
Mama said

Better listen to your mama
'Cause mama surely knows
Better listen to your mama
Don't say I didn't tell you so

Pay attention, little sister
Pay attention, little sister
Pay attention, little sister

But mama, he seemed to be so sweet
And when he smiled at me, he knocked me off my feet
He only wants to kiss and hold me close
I must admit I weep for him and feeling the most, mama said

"Run baby, run, go find a place to hide
(Run)
Sounds like the wolf to me, he'll eat you alive
(Run)"

"Run baby, run, go find a place to hide
(Run)
Close all the doors, don't let that wolf inside"
Mama said

Better listen to your mama
'Cause mama surely knows
Better listen to your mama
Don't say I didn't tell you so

Pay attention, little sister
Pay attention, little sister
Pay attention, little sister

You better run before he knows, he makes
Every tingle in your body quit
Be careful, not to lose your
Before you know that he have complete control, run

You're missing the taste that's left on to his lips
But he can drink it dry on every drip
He'd be the only one who make you cry
And you can do what's up that

"Run baby, go, go find the place to hide
Sounds like the one to me who'll leave to the night
Run baby, go, go find the place to hide
Close all the doors, don't let that wolf inside", mama said

Baby, listen to your mama
'Cause mama surely knows
Baby, listen to your mama
'Cause I will show you some

Baby, listen to your mama
'Cause mama surely knows
Baby, listen to your mama, yeah
Pay attention, little sister

Her soul went runnin' to find out if she'd been misplaced
How could I be lost stop the world let me get off
No peace could she find, the devil kept messin' with her mind
The girl was so tough, but one day she had enough

Pardon the miss, she's gotta right to have a nervous breakdown

Her baby's daddy left, she still got on fine
She fell in love again but lost one more time
Woe to the day her heart began to decay
She tried to fight but then her will ran away

To lose a dream is very hard to live with
Looked in the lost and found could not find it
Blessed be the child God gave her, who wipes her tears
Lovin' the mother who's loved him all his years

But she was drownin' and could not come
In from out there seemed like no way out
Storm and thunder all about no peace could she find
The devil kept messin' with her mind
The girl was so tough, but one day she had enough

Pardon the miss, she's gotta right to have a nervous breakdown

Balancing one minute then her rope got too thin
Searchin' for solid ground to turn her life around
No stranger to the struggle, she knows how to recover
Won't let the fall do her in she will stand up again

Lawd, lawd, lawd, yeah, lawd have mercy, yeah, nervous breakdown