From the recording Zen and the Art of Blackstrap Funk
Lyrics
I got a bad luck story, and I don't know where to start
I got a bad luck story, and I don't know where to start
I wasn't dyin' of heartbreak, but I had a broken heart
The causin' of it all, was not my beautiful wife
The causin' of it all, was not my beautiful wife
It was choices that I made, at the crossroads of my life
I coulda done what I loved
But there were bills to be paid
I couldn't find no peace of mind
No matter the money that I made
But then I finally heard the sound when the brass bell rings
Attaboy, Clarence, you done went and got your wings
Attaboy, Clarence
Attaboy, Clarence
Attaboy, Clarence
Attaboy, Clarence
Attaboy, Clarence, you don't went and got your wings
It was one night on a bridge, when an angel saved my life
It was one night on a bridge, when an angel saved my life
I went runnin' on home, back to my children and my wife
Livin ain't easy
But you can't traffic in regret
We got scars upon our hearts
But we ain't done livin' yet
And I finally heard the sound when the brass bell rings
Attaboy, Clarence, you done went and got your wings
Attaboy, Clarence
Attaboy, Clarence
Attaboy, Clarence
Attaboy, Clarence
Attaboy, Clarence, you don't went and got your wings