She sat on her porch Everyday, about past noon But from her eyes I just see her sad and blue (Ms Martha) Is there anything I can do for you She'd say No my son The lord will see me through (Alright) Her little one is sick His name is little ray (Little ray) Red in his eyes And all he knows is getting paid Sell her soul to the devil If he could Mrs Martha, she do her best Like, we know, she always would Sometimes I'm up And times I'm down It's like one way in And no way out But we all should know each other And spread love around the world Not hate amongst each other Like Ms Martha (Like Ms Martha) Yeah, yeah Like Ms Martha (Like Ms Martha) Oooh, oh yeah Like Ms Martha (Ms Martha) (Ms Martha) Like Ms Martha (Like Ms Martha) Ooh, yeah Stand out of place Just to see the winks Never much to say Kept an empty face Ms Martha Could it be she just doesn't have a man Or maybe We just don't understand Alright There are so many things I wish to do for you Follow your heart To make the dreams come true She said The reason why I haven't passed away I live to make sure you see a better day Sometimes I'm up And times I'm down It's like one way in And no way out But we all should know each other And spread love around the world Not hate (not hate) Amongst each other Like Ms Martha Sometimes I'm up And times I'm down It's like one way in And no way out But we all should know each other And spread love around the world Not hate amongst each other (Not hate amongst each other) Like Ms Martha Sometimes I'm up And times I'm down It's like one way in And no way out