told me long ago, there's a calm before the

Mary Lou, Goodbye heartSweet Mary Lou, I'm so in love

maybe you'd move overGave someone else a chance to

a place up ahead, and I'm goin'Just as fast

as I remember, the rain been coming downClouds of

told me long agoThere's a calm before the stormI

tonightGoin' to be tonightDon't you know I'm flyin'?Tonight,

when I was just a little boyStandin' to

a good job in the cityWorkin' for the man

see the bad moon arisingI see trouble on the

take me back down where cool water flow, y’allLet

myself a-coming county welfare lineI was feeling strung out,

nightI saw a fire burning onThe palace lawnO'er the

you accuse me, take a look at yourselfBefore you accuse

would you have me do?Just turn and walk out

Traffic in the cityTurns my head aroundNo, no, no, no, noBacked

folks are born made to wave the flagOoh, they're

you wake up in the mornin'You hear the work

You know the night time, oh, is the right timeTo be

Suzie Q, oh, Suzie QOh, Suzie Q, baby, I love