Lord have mercy Let my mind rest Let me make a bed that I'm lying in Oh my goodness What's this nonsense This 9 to 5 I got won't pay my rent How long, how long How long must I suffer in this lonely place called home All I got is just me and myself No one around I can call out for help All I got is just me and myself Me and myself Me and myself Count my blessings Blessings one by one I just made it out alive from where I've come Am I forsaken You said you'd never leave If these four walls could talk they'd vouch for me Oh, how long, how long How long must I suffer in this lonely place called home All I got is just me and myself No one around I can call out for help All I got is just me and myself Me and myself Me and myself But sometimes, it gets lonely at the top, yeah But now your mind is gone What happened to those friends, hey I should've known Oh sometimes, sometimes