Fruits of My Labor Songtext
von Amos Lee

Baby, see how I been living
Velvet curtains on the window to
Keep the bright and unforgiving
Light from shining through

Baby, I remember all the things we did
When we slept together
In the blue behind your eyelids
Baby, sweet baby

Traced your scent through the gloom
′Til I found these purple flowers
I was spent, I was soon
Smelling you for hours

Lavender, lotus blossoms too
Water the dirt, flowers last for you
Baby, sweet baby


Tangerines and persimmons
And the sugarcane
Grapes and honeydew melon
Enough fit for a queen

Lemon trees don't make a sound
′Til branches bend and fruit falls to the ground
Baby, sweet baby

Yes
Yeah

Come to my world and witness
The way that things have changed
'Cause I finally did it, baby
I got out of La Grange

Got in my Mercury and drove out west
Pedal to the metal and my luck to the test
Baby, sweet baby

I been tryin' to enjoy all the fruits of my labor
I been cryin′ for you, boy, but truth is my savior


Baby, sweet baby, if it′s all the same
Take the glory any day over the fame
Baby, sweet baby
Baby, sweet baby
Yeah