Now Frankie D. said he got it straight from Roger Miller Life's just like takin' candy from a gorilla I started thinkin', man, this ain't so tough, hey That's about the time that the monkey showed up Sometimes I can't find my heart with both hands You know, I usually got my head stuck down in the sand I start to feel like I can't even breathe Hey, what's the little breath of fresh air blowin' up my sleeve? Must be my baby, hey-hey-hey She can make the Mississippi river run the other way Must be my baby, just in time How's she always know when I'm 'bout to lose my mind? Yeah Run the other way, Miss Sue ♪ Sometimes it feels like everything's a drag, man I could not smile my way out of a wet paper bag It gets so dark that the clock stops tickin', man It's just like night and day was playin' chicken, yeah I'm ridin' on the boiler of a long black train Tryin' to find the brakes in a drivin' rain I got smokestack lightning' pourin out the funnel, whew What's the little light at the end of the tunnel? Must be my baby, hey-hey-hey She can make the Mississippi River run the other way Must be my baby, just in time How does she always know when I'm 'bout to lose my mind? Yeah