Hugh Laurie - You Don't Know My Mind lyrics

Walking down the levee with
My head hangin' low
Looking for my mama but she
Ain't here no more

Baby, you don't know, you don't know my mind
When you see me laughing
I'm laughing just to keep from crying

She won't cook my dinner
Won't wash my clothes
Won't do nothing but walk the road

Baby, you don't know, you don't know my mind
When you see me laughing
I'm laughing just to keep from crying

My breakfast on the table and
My coffee's getting cold
And mama's in the kitchen getting
A sweet papa talk

Baby, you don't know, you don't know my mind
When you see me laughing
I'm laughing just to keep from crying

Sometimes I think my baby's too good to die
Sometimes I think she should be buried alive

Baby, you don't know, you don't know my mind
When you see me laughing
I'm laughing just to keep from crying

I wish I had a nickel, I wish I had a dime
I wish I hadn't give myself
A bad woman's time

Baby, you don't know, you don't know my mind
When you see me laughing
I'm laughing just to keep from crying

Look at you mama, see what you got it done
You got my money now you broke and run

Baby, you don't know, you don't know my mind
When you see me laughing
I'm laughing just to keep from crying

You made me get mad and you made me get sad
The going gets tougher than
You ain't never had

Baby, you don't know, you don't know my mind
When you see me laughing
I'm laughing just to keep from crying