I left my baby standing in the back door crying I left my baby standing in the back door crying She said, "You got a home as long as I got mine" She said, "You got a home as long as I got mine" And nobody walking, nobody talking Ever pay the price I owe her Ah, there ain't nobody living, nobody giving Ever pay the price I owe her But sometimes you gotta turn your back Ah, sometimes you gotta turn your back Just to show that little girl That there is something she's gonna lack Just to show that little girl There's something more that you desire Nobody walking, nobody talking Ever pay the price Nobody living, anybody giving Ever pay the price I owe her I don't need it, oh, to rain I don't need it, oh, to rain now I don't need it, oh, to rain Oh, to rain Well, I know you've been turning tricks, honey Up and down the avenue And I've been trying to tease you Oh, honey, just to see what you'd do I don't need it, oh, to rain I don't need it to rain Oh, no more, oh, no more When that storm comes raining down When that storm comes raining down There ain't gonna be nobody, honey Oh, to keep you warm, ain't gonna be nobody Mama here to keep you warm Oh, no more Ah, there ain't nobody walking, nobody talking Ever pay the price, not for you, honey There ain't nobody living, nobody giving Ever pay the price I owe you No mama, no, no, no, no Not to rain, not to rain, not to rain, not to rain Mama, not to rain, no, no, no Oh, no more, no more, no more, no more