Life for me ain' been no bowl of cherries
Started out goin' to school, ended up goin' to jail
My heart was always right but my mind went wrong
So my  heart got caught up in the heart of hell

Life for ain't never been perfect
Sometimes I had no courage and in love I was shy
My heart was always right but my mind went wrong
So my heart got caught up in the heart of a high

Life for me ain't always been timely
Been in the wrong place at the right time
My heart was always right but my mind went wrong
So my heart got caught up in the heart of crime

Life for me ain't never been no hobby
Been on the job, been off it too
My heart was always right but my mind went wrong
So my heart got caught up in the heart of nothin' to do

Life for me ain't always been lonely
Been in the church, in the choir, on top of the steeple
My heart felt right, but my mind went wrong
So my heart got caught up in the heart of the wrong people

Life for me ain't never been easy
Had to be a mother to my son
My heart was always right, but my mind went wrong
So my heart got caught up in the heart of one

Life for me always been a teacher
Been taught to seek and ye shall find
My heart was always right and God knows my heart
So my heart got caught up in the heart of my mind

That's life for me...