Good for nothing
Love Against the Odds: Solomon Burke's Good-for-Nothing Journey
Lyrics
I'm hard up, broke and busted
I am facing financial difficulties, completely out of money.
And I never hold a job
I've never been able to secure and maintain employment.
I know I'm bound for trouble
I anticipate trouble and challenges in my life.
I won't ever reach the top
I don't believe I'll ever achieve success or reach the top in life.
I sure ain't mother's finest
I am not considered the best or most outstanding person, especially by my mother.
I always find a way to slack
I always manage to find a way to avoid responsibility or work.
If you lend me twenty dollars
If you lend me twenty dollars, I won't be able to repay you.
You'll never get it back
I have a habit of not returning borrowed money.
Don't think I could ever change
I doubt that I can ever change my ways or behavior.
If I did it wouldn't last
Even if I tried to change, it wouldn't last for long.
I guess it's too much of a hassle
Changing is too much of a hassle for me.
I'm just getting nowhere fast
I feel like I'm making no progress and getting nowhere quickly.
I'm just a good-for nothing
I see myself as worthless or having no value.
Just a zero out of ten
I consider myself a complete failure, scoring zero out of ten.
But baby don't you know I'm able
Despite my shortcomings, I believe I can love you uniquely.
To love you like nobody can
I can love you in a way that nobody else can.
I would keep you waiting
I might keep you waiting, but I can't wait myself.
But I couldn't wait myself
I am self-centered and only think about my own needs.
All I think about is me
I often blame someone else for my mistakes.
I put the blame on someone else
I mess up things in a significant way.
I mess it all up big time
I refuse to admit my mistakes when I fail.
Would not admit it when I'm through
I make big mistakes but deny them when it's over.
When you give me your love, babe
When you express love to me, I am unsure of how to respond.
I just don't know what to do
I struggle to understand or reciprocate love.
Don't think I could ever change
I doubt that I can ever change my ways or behavior (repeated).
If I did it wouldn't last
Even if I tried to change, it wouldn't last for long (repeated).
I gues it's too much of a hassle
Changing is too much of a hassle for me (repeated).
I'm just getting nowhere fast
I feel like I'm making no progress and getting nowhere quickly (repeated).
I'm just a good-for nothing
I see myself as worthless or having no value (repeated).
Just a zero out of ten
I consider myself a complete failure, scoring zero out of ten (repeated).
But baby don't you know I'm able
Despite my shortcomings, I believe I can love you uniquely (repeated).
To love you like nobody can
I can love you in a way that nobody else can (repeated).
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