Instead of helping Jimmy, as he so often promised he would, Jimmy’s rich Uncle Stan ridiculed Jimmy’s dream of playing the guitar and writing songs for a living. Stan said “Play the guitar for a living, are you nuts. Why don’t you come to work for me we can teach you how to cut grave stones?” The song Stones reflects the danger of placing too much faith in or looking to people to meet our needs instead of relying on our creator.
Stones, stone, stone, stones. Stones, stone, stone, stones. When you ask some people for bread, if you're all but down and out, they treat ya like the walking dead, nobody wants to help you out. All they wanna give you is stones, they tell ya go out on your own. Well, all they wanna give you is stones, they tell ya go out on your own. Stones, stone, stone, stones. Stones, stone, stone, stones.
Then fortune rains down on your head, your future is not in doubt. Now they treat you like the coveted, is that what it's all about. First all they wanna give you is stones. Then they never wanna leave you alone. Well all they wanna give you is stones. No they never wanna leave you alone, lone, lone. I said stones, stone, stone, stones.
But there's one exception to the rule, one who'll tell ya i'm no fool. One standup, standby, rock solid, who never runs to hide. Yes you're the exception to the rule, one who knows i'm no fool. My standup, standby, rock solid who's always by my side.
Stones, stone, stone, stones. When you're fumblin' around for direction, they tell ya go out on your own. Then hard work leads to perfection, now it's time to bring it on home. First all they wanna give you is stones. Now they never wanna leave you alone. All they wanna give you is stones. Now they never wanna leave you alone, lone, lone. I said stones, stone, stone, stones.
Ask some people for bread, they tell ya go out on your own. When you ask some people for bread, all they wanna give you is stones. First all they wanna give ya is stones. Now they never wanna leave you alone, lone - lone. All they wanna give you is stones they never wanna leave you alone. I said stones, stone, stone, stones, help me people. I said stones, stone, stone, stones. I said stones, stone, stone, stones. I said stones, stone, stone, stones.
credits
from Can't Stop It! - Vol I,
released August 12, 2012
Jimmy Mack – lead vocals, lead guitar, rhythm guitar, synthesizer guitar; Donnie Allen – bass; Tony Clements – drums; Donie Haulk – alto, tenor and soprano sax; Terry Wilson - keyboards
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