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I been balling a shiny black steel jackhammer
Been chippin' up rocks for the great highway
I live five years if I take my time
Ballin' that jack and drinkin' my wine

I been chippin' them rocks from dawn till doom
While my rider hide my bottle in the other room
Doctor say better stop ballin' that jack
If I live five years I gonna bust my back, yes I will

Easy wind 'cross the bayou today
'Cause there's a whole lotta women, mama
Out in red on the streets today
And the river keeps a talkin'
But you never heard a word it said

Gotta find a woman be good to me
Won't hide my liquor try to serve me tea
'Cause I'm a stone jack baller and my heart is true
And I'll give everything that I got to you, yes I will

Easy wind going 'cross the bayou today
There's a whole lotta women
Out on the streets in red today
And the river keep a talkin'
But you never heard a word it said