Sedentary

A A Your momma should have warned you baby, thered be days like these E E Instead she put you on a shelf and she kept skin on your knees A A Your Pappa could have told you baby, boys are men like me E E Instead he kept you for himself and he gave you guarantees A Roll, baby, roll A Roll, baby, roll E Roll, baby, roll E Roll, baby, roll B B Bb You wont catch me wasting my sweet time on A On all those things I left behind E Im gonna Roll Baby Roll B B Bb And all those things you meant to me A Wont save us if we’re sedentary E E So Roll Baby Roll, Roll Baby Roll A A Your Momma told her children not to do the things Ive done E E She packaged me with matches, told you if you see me run A A Your Pappa knows his only rose will look at me like fun E E So he swings there in that rocking chair, and he strokes his loaded gun, and says A Roll, baby, roll A Roll, baby, roll E Roll, baby, roll E Roll, baby, roll B B Bb You wont catch me wasting my time on A All those things that are done and gone E Im gonna Roll Baby Roll B B Bb And all those things you meant to Be A Wont knock on the door of the sedentary E E So Roll Baby Roll, Roll Baby Roll B A E X 2 E B A E Now all my times and all of my rhymes reflect upon what Ive done E B A E But before I check out baby what I missed’ll bring me undone E B A E So come and lose yourself, get off of your shelf, get up from your hands and knees E B A E Stand tall, speak loud, be strong, be proud and and choose carefully who youll please E E And Roll Baby Roll, Don’t forget to Roll Baby Roll E B A E For a long time I tip-toed around fools and gave em too much time in the sun E B A E But I finally learned, even a fool can burn, and for the most part then they run E B A E So Ill casually tell you baby all that’s on my mind E B A E And if its not for you, well you can tell me too, and we can save a whole lot of time. E E And that’s how we’re gonna roll baby roll, Roll Baby roll E E That’s How I like to Roll Baby Roll, Roll Baby Roll