Luck - Lyrics

More Like Your Mama

Lyrics & Music

 (Jennifer Blankenship, Garrett, Gerene, S. Pryor & Starr)

My Mama always said,

 “Do it yourself girl,

 and you’ll get ahead

Keep your feet firm

 on the ground If

 your head’s in the clouds

 you’re gonna be let down

If you put your heart

 in the things you choose

You can hold to your dreams

 and the ways of truth

Sometimes you’re gonna

 have to put up a fight

And step on some toes

 to prove you’re right”

You’re getting more

 like your Mama

 everyday

The things that you do,

 the things that you say

You’re gettin’ more

 like your Mama

 everyday

Better get on your knees girl

 and start to pray

I used to think it wasn’t so

 A place I’d never want to go

But when I look in the mirror

 there It’s not me I see,

 it’s her, whoa…

I tried it my way,

but just for a while

He had a handsome face

and a pretty smile

But Mama was right,

she knew all along

Yeah, he was a looker,

but he was all wrong

She always knew that

 he’d let me down

He found another woman

 and moved out of town

I kept rememberin’

what Mama had said.

“Do it yourself, girl,

and you’ll get ahead”

But I never thought

 she was wrong or right

It just so happens

 that I took her advice

I used to get mad

 when people would say

 “you’re gettn’ more

 like your Mama every day”

So I gave it a try

and took Mama’s advice

But life’s not been

 all sugar and spice

The road’s been rough

 and the ride’s been tough

So many times when

 I’ve just had enough

Mama was right,

 and I was so wrong

It takes a lot of

courage just to be strong

Now here I am with

 kids of my own

A two car garage

 and a three bedroom home

If Only I Could Win Your Love

Lyrics & Music

 (Garrett, Gerene, S. Pryor & Starr)

I would change my clothes

for a style that's new

To get your attention for

a minute or two

I want to make you mine

There's nothing I

wouldn't do

If only I could

win your love

I could cut my hair

and change my eyes to blue

I would even learn some steps

So I could dance with you

I'd bake you homemade bread

And make some rock and roll stew

I'd work out in the gym

so I'd look good to you

'Cause I could search

this world for

a lifetime or two

But I know I'd never,

ever find somebody like you

I'd like to make you mine

There's nothing I wouldn't do

If only I could

win your love

For just one chance to

win your love

So many other girls are

standing in line

They try so hard

to catch your eye

Just because you look so fine

Well, I just think there's

got to be a way

To keep from starting

at the end of the line

"Cause to wait so long

then see you get away

Would only be a lonely

waste of my time, yeah!

Never Think Of Me

Lyrics & Music

 (Gerene, S. Pryor)

You call me up to tell me

things are gonna change

The way you handled it

was all wrong

You use the one you love

as if you have so shame

Will you feel that much better

when I'm gone?

You think that you're the only one

who's feeling pain

That's not so strange

to me since

yours is the only pain

that you can see

You won't see anything

if you turn and walk away

And I know you will

 never think of me

I'm not the one who

needs to find

someone to blame

Each time the rain

starts to fall

That's when you think

you need to start

a brand new flame

Will that really change

anything at all?

The fact that you

have someone else

Comes as so surprise

You will always need

somebody who will

listen to your lies

You're not the only one

here who's feeling pain

But I know you will

never think of me

And I know you will

never think of me

Fool's Gold

Lyrics & Music

 (Garrett & Drusilla Pryor)

Well, I took a little trip

To a Louisiana ship

Where the slot machines

were going wild

Thought I'd take a little chance

When he asked me for a dance

'Cause I really kinda'

liked his smile

Then he took me out for breakfast

And we headed home to Texas

And he said I'd be

the one he'd love

Well I thought I'd hit the jackpot

But the only think that

I got was

Fool's Gold

Fool's gold is what you win

When you bet on the

likes of him

He's a man no woman can hold

His love is fool's gold

Fool's gold was all I won

I thought I was the lucky one

But now that all is said and done

It was only fool's gold

So I took another trip

To that Louisiana ship

With the slot machines

still going strong

I was hiding under cover

When I saw him with another

He was just about to do

her wrong

I told her, "Better watch it, honey

He wants more than just your money

He can break a heart and not

think twice

'Cause this lover, he's a rover

So you'd better think it over

'Cause you're shootin' craps

with loaded dice"

Sha, Bébé, now you see

His ace in the hole, it's

just fool's gold

He'll parlez-vous about

a rendez-vous

You'll cash in on fool's gold

Heart With A Song

Lyrics & Music

 (Ramona Gerene)

Do you remember long ago

How it felt when friends

would come and go?

Sometimes you never know

Why you had to be apart?

Why your love would not

return your heart?

Now you want to make

a new start

Trying not to lose the things

life taught you

While trying to erase

the ties that bind

Looking past the memories

that haunt you

Looking hard to find

some peace of mind

That's why I'm taking

your heart with a song

And stealing away to

a better place

A place where I

can know the way you feel

Taking your heart

with a song

That's real enough

to touch your heart

And makes you embrace

the song so real

Taking your heart

with a song that's real

Can you still remember

whey you lost your heart

and found it once again?

You know it always mends

Deep inside you all

alone just just when you think

You could never

be more alone

You hear the song

that makes it all come home

Singing all the words

that you have spoken

Touching the chords of

the pain you feel

The healing of a heart

that has been broken

In the refrain of

a song so real

There You Are

Lyrics & Music

 (Garrett, S. Pryor & Starr)

There you are

Looking like the

first time I saw you

You were always there

for me when I needed you

Standing there so close

but far away

So much I want to say

All these miles between us

All this time that has

 lapsed in between us

You still look the same to me,

in my eyes

I was hoping you

Might feel the same for me

as I do you

'Cause the spark I feel

for you I can't undo

I've been waiting my whole life

just to live

I have so much to give

All these miles between us

All this time that Has lapsed

in between us

I still feel the same for you,

I realize I still want

what's best for you

I cannot deny All the empty feelings

Only you can satisfy

All these miles between us

All this time that has lapsed

in between us

I still feel the same for you,

I realize

There you are

like the first time I saw you

I realize

Always there for me

when I needed you

I realize

Standing there so close,

but so far away

I realize

So much I have to give,

so much I want to say

Luck

Lyrics & Music

 (Garrett, S. Pryor & Gerene)

Luck, will you carry me

Carry me just a little

bit longer?

Luck, will you carry me

Carry me 'til I'm a

little bit stronger?

Ever since I can remember

Always tryin' to put

two cents together

Workin' hard tryin'

to pay my dues

Trying to escape the

"no money blues"

Vittles in the pantry

Gonna have to last

a good while

'Cause I'm savin' my money

So I can have something,

Somewhere, somehow

Here I am just holdin' on

Holdin' on just

a little bit longer

Hear I amm just holdin' on

Holdin' on 'til

I'm a little bit stronger

Every time tryin' to pick out numbers

Gamblin' my luck to

pick six out of six

I don't mind, I'd settle for five

Hopin' I can find a way

to get rich quick

Placin' my entry

Someone's got to win once

in awhile

Odds are against me

Someday they're gonna be

in my favor

Found a lucky penny

Good things are comin my way

Found a four leaf clover

Always knew that

I would someday

Here I am just holdin' on

Holdin' on just

a little bit longer

Here I am just a holdin' on

Holdin' on 'til I'm

a little bit stronger

Mamou Mimi

Lyrics & Music

 (Sawna Baker, Garrett)

In memory of Agnes Vezinat White

 (June 28, 1908 - March 4, 1999)

Mamou Mimi, Louisiana Queen

It's been so long since

I heard you sing

I smile for the days

I danced to your song

Those days will never be gone

Now too many days

have passed over you

Your voice is to weak

to carry a tune

Your memory's been erased by time

But one thing remainson my mind

Mamou Mimi, sing me your song

Sweet memories come rolling along

Being a little girlrocked in your arms

Lullaby sweet dreams with your charm

As I watch your light slowly fade

I lean in closer with something to say

Mamou Mimi, your song is gone

But I hold your memory and

I'll pass it on

All I need To Know

Lyrics & Music

 (Garrett, Gerene, S. Pryor & Starr)

There's something that's been on my mind

And I just can't let it go

So stay here with me, Darlin'

You need to know

A love that stands the

test of time

And I can't believe it's real

So hold me close

And tell me how you feel

It's all I need to know

That our love will always grow

Will you always be the one I

wake up to

Each morning's light?

It's all I need to know

So tell me now, or let me go

I can't take another night

Without you by my side

Tell me now, no more waiting

Take a chance, or let me go

Tell me now, no hesitating

It's all I need to know

There's something that's been

on my mind

And I just can't let it go

So stay here with me, Darlin'

Love me only, Darlin'

Be here for me

It's all I need to know

Hot Little Mama

Lyrics & Music

 (Ramona Gerene)

Ain't she something,

look out over there

I think she's coming,

so you'd better fix your hair

She swings her hips

like she ain't got a care

Then she walks past you