Nina Simone - The Family lyrics

The weevils all took to cotton
And the cows all took to dry
What the varmints left behind
The sun took up to die
Trouble took to Daddy like dew
Drops take to night
Mama took to cryin' a lot
And Daddy took to wine

And I took a train outta there
(Took a train outta there)
I told the engineer I don't
Believe there's no help handy
(Don't believe it)
Heaven help the tie that binds a family
Heaven help the tie that binds a family
Heaven help the tie that binds a family

Flowers took to Daddy and Daddy
He took to calm
Sister took to black wheel nights
And Mama cried alone
Brother, he took up preaching and the
Bank man took the farm (Took it)
They came and took my mom away
She can't do herself no harm

And I took a train outta there
I told the engineer I don't
Believe there's no help handy
(Don't believe it)
Heaven help the tie that binds a family
Heaven help the tie that binds a family
Heaven help the tie that binds a family

The weevils all took to cotton
And the cows all took to dry
What the varmints left behind
The sun took up to die
Trouble took to Daddy like dew
Drops take to night
Mama took to cryin' a lot
And Daddy took to wine

And I took a train outta there
(Train outta there)
I told the engineer I don't
Believe there's no help handy
(Don't believe it)
Looks like even God can't save the family
Looks like only
Looks like only God can save the family
And I took a train outta there
I told the engineer I don't
Believe there?s no help handy
(Don't believe it)
Looks like only God can save the family
Looks like only God
Looks like only God can save the family
And I took a train outta there
(Train outta there)
I told the engineer I don't
Believe there's no help handy
(Don't believe it)
Looks like only God can save the family
Looks like only God
Looks like only God can save the family
Looks like only God
And I took a train outta there
(Train outta there)
I told the engineer I don't
Believe there's no help handy
(Don't believe it)
Looks like even God can't save the family
Looks like only God
Looks like only God can save the family
Looks like only God
And I took a train outta there, you hear me
(Train outta there)
I told the engineer I don't
Believe there's no help handy
(Don't believe it)
Looks like even God can't save the family
Looks like only God
Looks like only God can save the family
Looks like even God can't save the family
Looks like only God
Looks like only God can save the family
Looks like only God
Looks like only God can save the family
Looks like only God
(Ah, Heaven help us, nine to five
Don't believe it)
Looks like only God can save the family
Looks like only God
Looks like only God can save the family