[Intro]
G D F C
[Verse]
G D
D lonely mother gazing out of her window
F C
Staring at a son that she just can't touch
G D
If at any time he's in a jam, she'll be by his side
F C
But he doesn't realize he hurts her so much
G D
But all the praying just ain't helping at all
F C
'cause he can't seem to keep his self out of trouble
G D
So he goes out and he makes his money the best way he knows how
F C
Another body laying cold in the gutter
Listen to me
[Chorus]
G D
Don't go chasing waterfalls
F
Please stick to the rivers
C
And the lakes that you're used to
G
I know that you're gonna have it your way
D
Or nothing at all
F C
But I think you're moving too fast
[Verse]
G D
Little precious has a natural obsession
F C
For temptation but he just can't see
G D
She gives him loving that his body can't handle
F C
But all he can say is "baby it's good to me"
G D
One day he goes and takes a glimpse in the mirror
F C
But he doesn't recognize his own face
G D
His health is fading and he doesn't know why
F C
3 letters took him to his final resting place
Y'all don't hear me?
[Chorus]
G D
Don't go chasing waterfalls
F
Please stick to the rivers
C
And the lakes that you're used to
G
I know that you're gonna have it your way
D
Or nothing at all
F C
But I think you're moving too fast
[Chorus]
G D
Don't go chasing waterfalls
F
Please stick to the rivers
C
And the lakes that you're used to
G
I know that you're gonna have it your way
D
Or nothing at all
F C
But I think you're moving too fast
Come on, come on
[Verse]
G
I seen a rainbow yesterday
D
But too many storms have come and gone
F
Leavin' a trace of not one God-given ray
Is it because my life is ten shades of gray?
C
I pray all ten fade away
Seldom praise Him for the sunny days
G
And like His promise is true
D
Only my faith can undo
The many chances I blew
F
To bring my life to anew
Clear blue and unconditional skies
C
Have dried the tears from my eyes
No more lonely cries
G
My only bleedin' hope
Is for the folk who can't cope
D
With such an endurin' pain
That it keeps 'em in the pourin' rain
F
Who's to blame for tootin' 'caine into your own vein?
C
What a shame you shoot and aim for someone else's brain
G
You claim the insane and name this day in time
D
For fallin' prey to crime
I say the system got you victim to your own mind
F
Dreams are hopeless aspirations
C
In hopes of comin' true believe in yourself the rest is up to me and you
[Chorus]
G D
Don't go chasing waterfalls
F
Please stick to the rivers
C
And the lakes that you're used to
G
I know that you're gonna have it your way
D
Or nothing at all
F C
But I think you're moving too fast
[Chorus]
G D
Don't go chasing waterfalls
F
Please stick to the rivers
C
And the lakes that you're used to
G
I know that you're gonna have it your way
D
Or nothing at all
The proper way to eat a cinnamon roll is to just bite into it