You Can Get Up Before Noon Without Being A Square

[Verse 1]
But I tried to tell you
That all those old lights
Orange and green and so on
It were here already
Sugar, when you got here
It stood me right here
Baby when you done gone
Well I tried to tell you

[Verse 2]
And that new sweetie man
That you swore was a perfect gentleman
Now I see you understand
Now you done finally picked up
On what Mrs. Slick was puttin' down
Well I tried to tell you

[Verse 3]
And all them fancy dresses
And all them fancy magazines
Those dresses that you saw yourself
Groovin’ in
Them dresses that don't show no wrinkle
Those fancy dresses that you dreamed
About doin' in
Lord, I hope you got plenty of ’em now
Because now, baby that's all you got
Well I tried to tell you

[Verse 4]
The world ain't all that hot
I done tried to tell you
The world ain't all that new
I done tried to tell you
The world ain't all that through
I done tried to tell you

[Verse 5]
You told me you was goin' back up
Back up to get yourself a runnin' start
Backin' up, is that what you call it?
I call it, well anyway
I done tried to tell you

[Verse 6]
Half of them folks don’t know
Where it’s half at
I don't figure none of ’em
Know where it really is
Listen to 'em laugh
Listen to 'em laugh
Tell me, does that make you want too?
Tell me, sugar
What's it sound like to you?
Sound like the gravedigger, don’t it
Well I done tried to tell you
Well I tried to tell you