Take It and Run - Intellectual

[Verse 1]

Maureen's out on the street again

Didn't get the job 'cause she missed her appointment

She don't know if her kids are fed

They've got holes in their shoes and the cold's coming quick now

Power's off, the bill's ain't paid

Gotta jump the box from the neighbor's apartment

Space heaters and welfare checks

Are as good as it gets in this land of hard lessons

Don't talk to me if you ain't got the answers I need

Yeah, I've got problems

Can't you see I'm trying to solve them?

Broke it off with the man in her life

Finally got the courage to pack up and leave now

She keeps saying she'll be all right

But in her mind, does she really believe it?

Long lines on Piedmont Street

But if you hang around, you might get a bed there

Turn around and don't look back

You've got a piece of your life, so take it and run now

Don't talk to me if you ain't got the answers I need

Yeah, I've got problems

Can't you see I'm trying to solve them?

The sun is shining on you

Maureen, may all your dreams come true

Broke it off with the man in her life

You know she ain't got nothing better

Yeah, you know she don't but she keeps on believing

The sun is shining on you

Maureen, may all your dreams come true