Don't Let Her Love Hold You Down - Gretta Ray

He says, «Give it a rest, woman and put down your smokes

Now, there’s no need to curse

Don’t let anymore words through your throat

Inhale with me, try to keep yourself still

You know the air will seem colder until you get over this hill»

And for his sake, I hope that she will

He says, «You're working harder than I ever have seen

To fix up your act and to clamber right back on the horse

That you fell off when you were fourteen

And so I’m here if you need, won’t you settle on down?»

And then he hangs up the phone, letting his voice change its tone

Wipes his brow, «She's all good for now»

And though time is your friend

It runs out at the end of the line

You might say that you’re fine

But don’t you know

Brother, the world is your oyster

So open your window and blink in the light

And turn away from the fight

You see, since he grew stubble

He’s in a drunk state of mind all the time

Well, honey, I met him sober with his hair down to his shoulder

And he couldn’t even see through his naked eye

However, wait 'till you see him with a paper and pen

For his words find a rhythm and he puts a tune with 'em

And he kind of starts looking like a free man again

And since I am your friend

I refuse to pretend that I don’t mind

How could you be so blind?

When you know

Brother, the world is your oyster

So open your window and blink in the light

Brother, if only your choice were

To climb into my skin and see yourself through my eyes

So, for now, some advice

You don’t know the places you could go

Don’t let her love hold you down

You don’t know the places you will go

Don’t let her love hold you down

Brother, the world is your oyster

So open your window and blink in the light

Brother, if only your choice were

To climb into my skin and see yourself through my eyes

'Cause you’re wrapped 'round her finger so incredibly tight

So turn away from the fight