George Michael Killer/Papa was a rollin' stone

So you want to be free

To live your life the way you wanna be

Will you give if we cry

Will we live or will we die

 

Tainted hearts heal with time

Shoot bad love so we can

Stop the bleeding

 

Solitary brother

Is there still a part of you that wants to live?

Solitary sister

Is there still a part of you that wants to give?

Solitary brother

Is there still a part of you that wants to live?

Solitary sister

Is there still a part of you that wants to give?

 

If we try to live our lives

The way we wanna be

 

Solitary brother

Is there still a part of you that wants to live?

Solitary sister

Is there still a part of you that wants to give?

Solitary brother

Is there still a part of you that wants to live?

Solitary sister

Is there still a part of you that wants to give?

 

Rascism in future kings can only lead to no good

And besides, all our sons and daughters already

Know how that feels

 

It was the third of september

That day I'll always remember, yes I will

'cause that was the day that my daddy died

 

Never had a chance to see him, no

Never heard nothing but bad things about him

Mama, I'm depending on you to tell me the truth

Mama just hung her head and said

 

[chorus]

"papa was a rollin' stone

Wherever he laid his hat was his home

And when he died

All he left us was alone"

[repeat]

 

Hey, mama, is it true what they say

That papa never worked a day in his life

Some bad talk going around sayin'

Papa had three outside children

And another wife

That ain't right

 

Heard some talk about papa and his storefront

Preachin'

Talkin' about saving souls and all the time

Leachin'

And dealing in dirt

Stealin' in the name of the Lord

 
But mama she just said
 
[chorus]
 

Say I heard my papa was a jack of all trades

Is that what papa sent to an early grave?

Folks say papa would beg, borrow or steal just

To pay his bills

Hey, mama, folks say papa was never much in thinkin'

Spent most of his time chasin' women and drinkin'

But mother, I'm depending on you

To tell me the truth

 
But my mama she just said
 

[chorus (2x)]

papa was a rollin' stone

Wherever he laid his hat was his home

And when he died

All he left us was alone"