Sixteen feet below sea level
Caught 'tween the devil and the muddy brown sea
That money
That money!
That money reach in and spin me about
My hate rise up
Rip my insides out
My madness rise up in a fury so wild
And I let myself go
Spoke my hate to a child
Pennies done that
Pennies done that
Pocket change
Pocket change change me
Pocket change change me
Can't afford loose change
Can't afford change
Changin's a danger for a woman like me
Trapped 'tween the devil and the muddy brown sea
I gotta get back to the way that I've been
God!
Drag me back to that basement again
Don't know what I said to that little boy
Always they's been people who
Hold they head high gettin' through
I can't
I can't
Ain't never been no good
Findin' joy the way you should
Mm-mm
Mm-mm
Hopin' water turn to wine
Hope's fine
Hope's fine
Hope's fine
'Til it turn to mud
And some folks go to school at nights
Some folks march for civil rights
I don't
I ain't got the heart
I can't hardly read
Some folks do all kinds of things
And black folks someday live like kings
And someday sunshine shine all day
Oh, sure
It true
It be that way
But not for me is also true
Ya'll can't do what I can do
Ya'll strong
But you ain't strong like me
I'm gonna slam that iron down on my throat
Gonna slam that iron down on my heart
Gonna slam that iron down on my sex
Gonna slam it
Slam it
Slam it down 'til I drown the fire out
'Til there ain't no air left anywhere
What else?
What else?
What else?
What else, God?
What else God give me an arm for?
Slam go the iron
Slam go the iron
Flat
Flat
Flat
Flat!
Now how bout that then?
That's what Caroline can do
That's how she rearrange herself
That's how she change!
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Murder me God
Down in that basement
Murder my dreams so I stop wantin'
Murder my hope of him returning
Strangle the pride that make me crazy
Make me forget so I stop grieving
Scour my skin 'til I stop feeling
Take Caroline away cause I can't be her
Take her away I can't afford her
Tear out my heart
Strangle my soul
Turn me to salt
A pillar of salt
A broken stone and then
Caroline
Caroline
From the evil she done, Lord
Set her free
Set her free
Set me free!
Don't let my sorrow
Make evil of me