Jerry Wexler - Gonna Change My Way Of Thinking lyrics

[Verse 1] Going to change my way of thinking Make myself a different set of rules Going to change my way of thinking Make myself a different set of rules Going to put my good foot forward And stop being influenced by fools [Verse 2] So much oppression Can't keep track of it no more So much oppression Can't keep track of it no more Sons becoming husbands to their mothers And old men turning young daughters into who*es [Verse 3] Stripes on your shoulders Stripes on your back and on your hands Stripes on your shoulders Stripes on your back and on your hands Swords piercing your side Blood and water flowing through the land [Verse 4] Well don't know which one is worse Doing your own thing or just being cool Well don't know which one is worse Doing your own thing or just being cool You remember only about the bra** ring You forget all about the golden rule [Verse 5] You can mislead a man You can take ahold of his heart with your eyes You can mislead a man You can take ahold of his heart with your eyes But there's only one authority And that's the authority on high [Verse 6] I got a God-fearing woman One I can easily afford I got a God-fearing woman One I can easily afford She can do the Georgia crawl She can walk in the spirit of the Lord [Verse 7] Jesus said, “Be ready For you know not the hour in which I come” Jesus said, “Be ready For you know not the hour in which I come” He said, “He who is not for Me is against Me” Just so you know where He's coming from [Verse 8] There's a kingdom called Heaven A place where there is no pain of birth There's a kingdom called Heaven A place where there is no pain of birth Well the Lord created it, mister About the same time He made the earth ALTERNATE VERSION [Verse 9} Change my way of thinking, make myself a different set of rules Change my way of thinking, make myself a different set of rules Put my best foot forward, stop being influenced by fools [Verse 10] I'm sitting at the welcome table, I'm so hungry I could eat a horse I'm sitting at the welcome table, I'm so hungry I could eat a horse I'm going to revitalize my thinking, I'm going to let the law take its course [Verse 11] Jesus is calling, He's coming back to gather up his j**els Jesus is calling, He's coming back to gather up his j**els We living by the golden rule, whoever got the gold rules [Verse 12] The sun is shining, it's not but one train on this track The sun is shining, it's not but one train on this track I'm stepping out of the dark woods, I'm jumping on the monkey's back [Verse 13] I'm all dressed up, I'm going to the county dance I'm all dressed up, I'm going to the county dance Every day you got to pray for guidance Every day you got to give yourself a chance [Verse 14] Storms are on the ocean, storms out on the mountain, too Storms are on the ocean, storms out on the mountain, too Oh Lord, you know I have no friend like you [Verse 15] I'll tell you something, things you never had you'll never miss I'll tell you something, things you never had you'll never miss A brave man will k** you with a sword, a coward with a kiss