Topaz Jones - Herringbone

Can't we just get along this evening?
Ain't no need for that fussin' and carrying on, yeah
Can't we all sing a song this evening?
Every time I call you don't answer the phone

Just a little bit of family dysfunction
We all got it, we all got it, uh, ayy
Just a little bit of family dysfunction
We all got it, uh, we all got it, uh, ayy

Before you was in the picture
Had a figure like a Goddess
Got a soul like your daddy
Got a smile like your momma's
Can't keep a woman
if you can't keep a promise
I used to act so shady
baby, least I'm being honest (yeah)

All of my aunties throwing shade like, uh (ooh)
All of my uncles playing Spades like, ahh
Tears in my eyes when we play fight (play)
Quit all that actin out, keep the charade tight (tight, tight)
Holidays came, we played a game up at our place (oh, shit)
How many whips can we fit up in this driveway?
How many ribs can I get on top of my plate? (ayy)
How many gifts did you get this year? I'll wait
'Round the time my father stop living up where I stay
Every Friday, fourty-five minutes on the highway
Lisa get to trippin when the liquor in her system
All anyone would ever say was, "Drive safe"
I hate, y'all but don't judge it
Cause' I'ma hold you down when others'll hold grudges
And we don't gotta explain to people that don't love us
The blues is mo' betta, the food is more butter
You know we just imitate what the parents show
The bad habits, the trust issues, the marriage woes, we inherit those
Until the day we have some kids of our very own
And we pass it all down like a herringbone

Can't we just get along this evening?
Ain't no need for that fussin' and carrying on, yeah (yeah)
Can't we all sing a song this evening?
Every time I call you don't answer the phone

Just a little bit of family dysfunction
We all got it, we all got it, uh, ayy
Just a little bit of family dysfunction
We all got it, uh, we all got it, uh, ayy

Written by:
Alissia Benveniste, Jack Hallenbeck, Topaz Jones

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Lyrics © Sony/ATV Music Publishing LLC

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