Take Your Time - Single Version

by Lynyrd Skynyrd

From the album: Second Helping

Duration: 7:29

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Lyrics for Take Your Time - Single Version

My poor broke mama told me When I was twelve years old See you eat, talk, get mad too fast There's one thing you should know Just take your time my sweet baby Take your time my blue eyed son Well you may never have his money But you won't miss no rich man's fun Well, I can never give you money honey I can never buy you clothes But the way them women been look at you Someday you should have both If you take your time my sweet baby Take your time and love 'em slow And if you play your cards right now You won't never wait no more, oh Yeah, well, the ladies like their diamonds They like their brand new clothes But I was blessed with plenty Of the thing they love the most I take my time with the ladies I take my time and I love 'em slow And since I turned thirteen Lord, I ain't never wait no more Yeah, I can never give you that money honey I can never buy you clothes But the way them schoolgirls look at you Someday you gonna have both Take your time my sweet baby Take your time and be my son, yeah Well you might never have his money But you won't miss no rich man's fun Baby, yeah Oh yeah Ooh, well, ladies like their diamonds I tell ya, like their brand new clothes But I was blessed with plenty Of the thing they love the most, ooh I take my time with the ladies I take my time, I love 'em slow And since I turned thirteen Lord, I ain't never wait no more

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