Lyndale Avenue User's Manual

[Chorus]

We could try to change to make a new life

Don't mean we gon' do right tonight

We could try to change to make a new life

Don't mean we gon' do right tonight



[Refrain]

Hey mother, don't let them know you

They hunger to hold you down and control you

Hey lover, don't let 'em love you

They'll lay on top of you to stay above you



[Chorus X2]

We could try to change to make a new life

Don't mean we gon' do right tonight

We could try to change to make a new life

Don't mean we gon' do right tonight



We all need something we can stake the blame on

It can't be your dance that made this rain storm

It must be the alcohol, and you hate this place cos the town's too small

And everybody there's so fake

Be a brand new day if they was half awake

Smile'n your face like 'yes sir'

Waitin til ya turn your back so they can whisper

And you ain't tryin' to love none of 'em

Na, ya know better right? Ya learned something

But even If The first few burst through

They only pursue cause they wanna hurt you

It comes with a smokers cough

Gonna turn it on until it's broken off

Cos suffering didn't crush his 'just not enough'

They wanna hold you down until they lock you up



[Chorus X2]

We could try to change to make a new life

Don't mean we gon' do right tonight

We could try to change to make a new life

Don't mean we gon' do right tonight



[Refrain]

Hey sister, don't let them touch you

So friendly when they're close enough to cut you

Hey mister, don't let them break you