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Credits
PERFORMING ARTISTS
Andreas Wild
Saxophone
Holly Laessig
Background Vocals
Jeff Dazey
Saxophone
Jess Wolfe
Background Vocals
Joseph Pope III
Bass
Luke Mossman
Guitar
Mark Shusterman
Keyboards
Patrick Meese
Drums
Richard Swift
Keyboards
Scott Frock
Trumpet
COMPOSITION & LYRICS
Nathaniel Rateliff
Songwriter
PRODUCTION & ENGINEERING
Richard Swift
Producer
Chris Colbert
Mastering Engineer
Jamie Mefford
Additional Producer
Patrick Meese
Additional Engineer
Lyrics
Hey mama, it's me
Said you better wait, child
Said you've been a long time running
Hey mama, answer me
Baby boy, you better sit down
Can't listen when the sun's out
My only son, this will be so hard to hear
C'mon, mama, what do you mean?
I know you've been knocked down
I know it ain't all been easy
Nothing ever good really is
Why you gotta wait so long?
Why you gotta wait so long?
But she said, "Son
Let me reason with you
You think you carry such a weight
I know I never beat you, boy
Better start acting like
This here's a race"
You ain't gone far enough to say
At least I've tried
You ain't worked hard enough to say
"Well, I've done mine"
You ain't run far enough to say
"My legs have failed"
You ain't gone far enough
You ain't worked hard enough
You ain't run far enough to say
It ain't gonna get any better
You picked the bad time
You picked the bad time to listen to me
You picked the bad time
You picked the bad time to listen to me
You picked the bad time
You picked the bad time to listen to me
You picked the bad time
You picked the bad time to listen to me
You ain't gone far enough to say
"At least, I tried"
You ain't worked hard enough to say
"Well, I've done mine"
You ain't run far enough to say
"My legs have failed"
You ain't gone far enough
You ain't worked hard enough
You ain't run far enough to say
It ain't gonna get any better
Writer(s): Nathaniel David Rateliff
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