It won't be clean and easy   There's more to carry than a case or two   I come with a history   That I won't forget in a life with you      This man's been true to me   And I didn't come by him easy   Shame, shame crying shame   Losing more than a family name      Don't let your footsteps falter   You're gonna get wet if you dip in the water   Be sure what you take me for   And I won't ever want for more      Don't let your footsteps fail me   You're gonna get sunk if you slip on the way   When I say that the time is right   Go walk this mother out of sight      I didn't plan to meet you   Now here I am on a roundabout   See the road where I lived my life   If I go with you there's no turning back      I'm tired and I ain't proud   But I want you more than I ever have   Tell me baby   Did you think about it?      It won't be young and pretty   Look around you, you know it   Ain't nothing new for me   I don't get fooled so easy      What's good ain't gonna be fine   Six months on down the line   You know shame, shame crying shame   Losing more than a family name      Don't let your footstep falter   You're gonna get wet if you dip in the water   Be sure what you take me for   And I won't ever want for more      Don't let your footsteps fail me   You're gonna get sunk if you slip on the way   When I say that the time is right   Go walk this mother out of sight      Yeah, yeah, yeah, yeah, yeah   Don't let your footsteps falter   You're gonna get wet if you dip in the water   Be sure what you take me for   And I won't ever want for more      Don't let your footsteps fail me   You're gonna get sunk if you slip on the way   When I say that the time is right   Go walk this mother out of sight      Oh, have you found it?   Did you find what you're looking for?   You know you change your mind   And it's a waste of time   And heaven only knows   You'll be on your own      Don't let your footsteps falter   You're gonna get wet if you dip in the water   Be sure what you take me for   And I won't ever want for more      Don't let your footsteps fail me   You're gonna get sunk if you slip on the way   When I say that the time is right   Go walk this mother out of sight