[Verse 1]
Driving with the day one blues
Just outside of Baton Rouge
Crying so hard I couldn't see
Wishing my baby was next to me
I said, "Mama why's it hurt so bad?
Worst damn pain I ever had
Why's it feel the way it does?"
She said, "Baby, that's just the price of love"
[Chorus]
Nothing good comes for free, honey
You gotta pay your dues
When you got everything, you got everything to lose
Some people never find it
Thank the Lord above
That you got a heart, falling apart
That's just the price of love
[Verse 2]
Well, this child's gonna be the death of me
She's taking everything that's left of me
I been sneaking in late just to watch her breathe
Watch that blanket rise and fall
Well, she laughed and said, "That's nothing new
When you were that age, honey, I did too
Hell, in my own way I still do
You're my baby after all"
[Chorus]
And nothing good comes for free, honey
You gotta pay your dues
When you got everything, you got everything to lose
Some people never find it
Thank the Lord above
That you got a heart, falling apart
That's just the price of love
That's the price of love
[Chorus]
Honey, nothing good comes for free
You gotta pay your dues
When you got everything, you got everything to lose
Some people never find it
Thank the Lord above
That you got a heart, falling apart
That's just the price of love
Yeah, you got a heart, falling apart
That's just the price of love
That's the price of love
That's the price of love