100, 000 I a reason to get up before I wash my The junkies, the Hookers, the the place kickin' off my covers trippin' off the I haven't called my gramma in a long, long time standin in the shower for almost half an Tryin' to up and I'm lookin for the power reachin' for the towel with in my eyes off my shoulders, my chest, and my thighs The thing I know the telephone rings I hear my own voice on the machine please leave a message I'm glad ya I for a voice but there's nothin' at all Man oh Man I gotta kick the and pay respect where is due all praises to GOD the one I to the one I can to when I'm feelin to the bone (chorus) Early in the morn I wash my face a hundred thousand miles is a lonely At six in the she rolled bed stared out the window and then she that I her type... I think she's outa types though... and I told her so. She up her things and walked through the door and then that she couldn't see me no more just as she was I asked her if she'd call she didn't look said nuttin at all I didn't change my because they smell like you and when I took a it reminded me of you I Gramma Brown for advice it happened to me once it to me twice my son you sound really bugged I wish that you were here so I could to you a hug she gave me a long, long talk she said "you have the of ice on a sidewalk" when get rough don't sweat it sometimes in you just have to let it and out a song so strong that even a bad dream couldn't bring to the mind of a young battles from the candle light shadows her voice is a whispering kiss on the forehead (chorus) Early in the morn before I my face The bedisstill warmbut there's an empty Early in the beforeIwashmy face a hundred thousand miles is a place In the last minutes before I asleep when I have said my prayers and I have my teeth This is the time I am forced to think about all of the things I been tryin to forget The Bills, the phone, cleanin up my the cars, the traffic, the and the boom alone I remember the with me and you and I realize my heart is up the room Gramma she tell us about the glory days and she would tell us about when we were slaves in the livin' pianos outa tune on top of it the of every bride and groom child/ grand child lost single tear shed every single smile 'cause got alota shit to deal with and life doesn't stop it just ya feel it so the dust offa your feet take a forward liberate with the beat so for you I wrote this I you to hear it before you are gone. the in me the Seminole in me These are some a my grandmother gave to me some believe there are and some there ain't if ever there was one my gramma she is a saint (chorus) Early in the morn before I my face The bed isstill warmbut empty space Earlyin themornin before I my face a thousand miles is a lonely place