It's a little bit funny, Lord, this feeling inside   I'm not one of those who can easily hide   I don't have much money but, boy, if I did   I'd buy a big mansion where we both could live      If, if, if I was a sculpture, Lord honey   But then again who knows (then again who knows)   Or a man who makes potions in a travelin' show   I know it's not much, I know it's not much   But it's the best I can do   You gave me a gift Lord, and I'm gonna sing it for you      And you can tell everybody   That this is your song (this is your song)   It may be a quite, quite simple, but that's how it's done   I hope you don't mind, I hope you don't mind   What I wrote down in words, words   How wonderful life is when you're in the world, world, world      If, if, (if), if I was on a rooftop   I'd kick off my shoes (kick my shoes, kick my shoes off)   I'll write a few verses and then I get the blues   But the sun's been quite, quite kind while I wrote this song   It's for people like you and people like me   I wanna, I wanna keep a turnin' on      So excuse me for forgetting   But these things I do Lord (these things I do Lord)   You see, you see I've forgotten if they're green or blue   Anyway the thing is, anyway the thing is, what I really mean   You've got the sweetest eyes, you've got the sweetest eyes   The clearest eyes I've ever seen, I hope you go back      I hope you, I hope you go back and tell everybody   That this is your song (this is your song)   It may be quite, quite simple, but now that's how it's done   I hope you don't mind, I hope you don't mind   But I wrote down in words, Lord words   I'm doin' it for how wonderful it is   When you're in the world, world, world, world      If, if, (if), if I sat upon a rooftop and kicked off my shoes   (Kick off my shoes, kick my shoes off)   I'll write a few verses and then I get the blues   But the sun's been quite, quite kind while I wrote this song   It's for people like you, people like me   I wanna, wanna keep turnin' on   So escuse me, so escuse me      So escuse me forgetting   But these things I do (these things I do Lord)   You see, you see I've forgotten if they're green or blue, baby   And anyway the thing is, anyway the thing is   What I really mean   You are the sweetest eyes, the sweetest eyes   The sweetest eyes I've ever seen      I want you to go back, go back and and tell everybody   That Billy Paul's got a song (Billy Paul's got a song)   I'm, I'm gonna sit upon a, a rooftop and kick my shoes off   I'm gonna write it (write it), write it (write it), write it (write it)   I might come out with the Gospel (Gospel), the blues (blues)   The jazz (jazz), the rock and roll      I'm gonna, got to   Got to write me a simple song for everybody   Because this is my song (this is your song)   It may be quite, quite simple but that's the way it's done   I hope you don't mind, I hope you don't mind   What I wrote down in words, words   You come on back, you try to try again, try again      Tell everybody   That Billy Paul's got a song (Billy Paul's got a song)   It may be quite, quite simple but that's how it's done, baby   I hope you don't mind, I hope you don't mind   What I wrote down in words   Hold it, hold it, hold it, hold it, get back....