We Were Raised on Love
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Me and little sister got up early one morning
We went into town and left without any warning
Walking to the store of Mr
JP Lockett
He acted like we didn't have a dime to put in our pockets
He said, "You barefoot children better shoo out my door
All you're a-doing is muddyin' up my floor
And furthermore, your daddy ain't paid his bill
And if he don't any up, the sheriff's gonna see that
He will." Well, I could feel my dander crawling up to
90 Degrees, more for little sister than it was for me
She was too young to ever be spoiled by a
Rich merchant everybody called hard-boiled
And that's how it was
He was mean and tough
And me and little sister, we were raised on love
So I stepped up small for my 14 years
I told Mr
Lockett to lookit right here
Behind every rich man you can find a crime
And looking at you sure brings a few to mind
I see how you go to weigh a pound of grapes
Your thumb's making up more than half the weight
And how come when you stack up a dozen eggs
When we get home, we never count more than eight?
And when I'm out to bill this due, you add 20% for your overhead
It don't seem worth more than a nickel or two to
Patch up the holes in your overhead galvanized roof
And that's how it was
Yeah, we had to be tough
And me and little sister, we were raised on love
And one thing more before I leave
You better wake up
Yeah, you better believe
I'll come back and I'll buy your store and turn
You to the street when you muddy up my floor
Well, I knew I was fibbing, but that was just me
I didn't have a dime for a can of beans
But Lord, it felt all the while to see my
Little sister's face a-starting to smile
And that's how it was
Yeah, we had to be tough
And me and little sister, we were raised on love
Yeah, that's how it was
We had to be tough
And me and little sister, we were raised on love
That's how it was
We went into town and left without any warning
Walking to the store of Mr
JP Lockett
He acted like we didn't have a dime to put in our pockets
He said, "You barefoot children better shoo out my door
All you're a-doing is muddyin' up my floor
And furthermore, your daddy ain't paid his bill
And if he don't any up, the sheriff's gonna see that
He will." Well, I could feel my dander crawling up to
90 Degrees, more for little sister than it was for me
She was too young to ever be spoiled by a
Rich merchant everybody called hard-boiled
And that's how it was
He was mean and tough
And me and little sister, we were raised on love
So I stepped up small for my 14 years
I told Mr
Lockett to lookit right here
Behind every rich man you can find a crime
And looking at you sure brings a few to mind
I see how you go to weigh a pound of grapes
Your thumb's making up more than half the weight
And how come when you stack up a dozen eggs
When we get home, we never count more than eight?
And when I'm out to bill this due, you add 20% for your overhead
It don't seem worth more than a nickel or two to
Patch up the holes in your overhead galvanized roof
And that's how it was
Yeah, we had to be tough
And me and little sister, we were raised on love
And one thing more before I leave
You better wake up
Yeah, you better believe
I'll come back and I'll buy your store and turn
You to the street when you muddy up my floor
Well, I knew I was fibbing, but that was just me
I didn't have a dime for a can of beans
But Lord, it felt all the while to see my
Little sister's face a-starting to smile
And that's how it was
Yeah, we had to be tough
And me and little sister, we were raised on love
Yeah, that's how it was
We had to be tough
And me and little sister, we were raised on love
That's how it was