I’m a Telling You

Lyrics

[Intro; group] I'm a-tellin' you, whoa, I'm-a tellin' you I'm a-tellin' you, whoa, I'm-a tellin' you [Verse 1; Sam Gooden] Well, I got up, hmm, I go to work I try real hard to do my job But before the day is gone I find out I done something wrong, yeah [Chorus; group] And I'm a-tellin' you, whoa, I'm-a tellin' you I'm a-tellin' you, whoa, I'm-a tellin' you Days are gettin' longer, and-a my Nights are getting shorter, and-a my Way gets darker, and-a my Work gets harder now [Verse 2; Fred Cash] When I get home, the wife is mad Little girl, she's feelin' bad Lil' Junior, he's got the blues He needs a pair of baseball shoes [Chorus; group] And I'm a-tellin' you, whoa, I'm-a tellin' you I'm a-tellin' you, whoa, I'm-a tellin' you Days are gettin' longer, and-a my Nights are getting shorter, and-a my Way gets darker, and-a my Work gets harder now [Verse 3; Curtis Mayfield] In everything that I try to do I'm tryin' to make this one dream come true And maybe, Lord, some day I'll find Satisfaction and peace of mind, yeah-eah [Chorus; group] And I'm a-tellin' you, whoa, I'm-a tellin' you I'm a-tellin' you, whoa, I'm-a tellin' you Days are gettin' longer, and-a my Nights are getting shorter, and-a my Way gets darker, and-a my Work gets harder now [Outro; group] Mmm mmm whoo Mmm mmm mmm whoo Mmm mmm mmm whoo Whoo whoo whoo