[Verse 1] Baby see how I've been living Velvet curtains on the windows too Keep the bright and unforgiving Light from shining through And baby I remember all the things we did When we slept together And the blue behind your eyelids Baby, sweet baby [Verse 2] Traced your scent through the gloom 'Til I found these purple flowers I was spent I was soon smelling you for hours Lavender, lotus blossoms too Water the dirt flowers last for you Baby, sweet baby [Verse 3] Tangerines and persimmons And sugarcane Grapes and honeydew melon Enough fit for a queen Lemon trees don't make a sound 'Til branches bend and fruit falls to the ground Baby, sweet baby [Verse 4] Come to my world and witness The way things have changed 'Cause I finally did it baby I got out of La Grange Got in my Mercury and drove out west Pedal to the metal and my luck to the test Baby, sweet baby [Verse 5] I been tryin' to enjoy all the fruits of my labor I been cryin' for you boy but truth is my savior Baby sweet baby if it's all the same Take the glory any day over the fame Baby, sweet baby