Oh mama, yes I got you on the phone line
Telling you that I'm coming through the grapevine
Gonna come and handle mine
She says you know its wrong
I know you do it son
I want a son that can do no wrong
You're gonna see yourself locked away
In a penitentiary for life you got to pay
You got me trippin' far
Too long before I go away
Love you got me trippin' far
Too long before I go away
Love you got me trippin' far
Too long before I go away
Love you got me trippin' far
Yeah so far yeah
Tell me that justice is wrong
What am I doing here so wrong?
Yes you know I'm trying to go and free their minds
Oh they're telling me that I'm gonna do some time
Yes my mama tell me so
One day I hate to see my son who wanna to go
I see you're down to free those minds
Oh you must be ready oh we gonna do this
You got me trippin' far
Too long before I go away
Love you got me trippin' far
Too long before I go away
Love you got me trippin' far
Too long before I go away
Love you got me trippin' far
Yeah so far yeah
She said you know, yes I love you so
You're my son and I hate to see you go
To see you're down to free those minds
You must be ready yes to go and do the time
Well I don't care, no, free me so
There's no job when you're on parole
You can take this time in life
I hope I make it, all my life
You got me trippin' far
Too long before I go away
Love you got me trippin' far
Too long before I go away
Love you got me trippin' far
Too long before I go away
Love you got
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You got me trippin' far
Too long before I go away
Love you got me trippin' far
Too long before I go away
Love you got me trippin' far
Too long before I go away
Love you got me trippin' far
Yeah so far yeah
What have I done so wrong?