she said, baby come in here and close the door
there’s something i gotta prepare you for
i met somebody and he’s real secure
you don’t gotta be the man of the house no more

oh…
i want you to know
i’ve been trying so hard
and your brother and sister are starting to grow
so pack your bags, tomorrow we go

she said baby baby hold on to my hand
in a couple of years you’re gonna understand
baby baby hold on to your heart
i know this is always the hardest part

he said y’all wake up now, put on your shoes
last night mama told me some real big news
she met a man with a house and money to spare
we’re gonna have our own rooms when we move in there

oh,
we’ll have us a real home
and y’all know
how she sleeps so late and she speaks so low
and she cries so much from being alone

he said little sister hold on to my hand
in a couple of years you’re gonna understand
little brother hold on to your heart
i know this is always the hardest part

whoa…
whoa…(etc.)

oh, you never pull yourself up very far
when anything’s better than where you are 
ain’t it something how it comes undone
you think your troubles are over, when they’ve just begun