Woke up this morning
Lookin' back over the dark to my left
Things now for me are not what they used to be
I had many friends
I had many friends up until then
But now everyone's gone
And I'll live on

Yeah, sister gets
Yeah, she do
Sister gets
Sure do
Your sister gets
Yeah
Sister gets

Oh, yeah
Now everyone knows
They know the way, the way that it goes
They said, "girl, lock it up
Go on and raise a family"
That's what they tell me
They tell me, they tell me
I may not be fit to know
But I ain't no
I ain't nobody's hypocrite, yeah
If I find me a good reason
It would be so, so good, please

Yeah, sister gets
Yeah, she do
Your sister gets
Sure do
Your sister gets
Yeah
Sister gets
Yeah, she do, yeah

Lord, help me now

Sister gets
Yeah, sister gets
Sure she do
Sister gets
Yeah, she sure do

I woke up this morning
Lookin' back over the dark up at my left
Things now for me are just not what they used to be
I had many friends
Many friends up until then
Oh, but everyone's gone
And I'll live on

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Writer(s): Curtis Mayfield