she was book learned she wasn’t happy she done what folks asked of her but ain’t a body done what she asked of them she tried being good and keeping shut she tried being bad and raising hell she tried too hard i told her ain’t what you do it’s what you feel and what you be if you be one of us then you want what we want and we want what you want but if you ain’t one of us taint no way it’s going to go right but she was book learned she had all the answers but she wasn’t happy