well i can t help it if my heart is on my sleeve it takes all the strength i have to get to the next day well i left home lonely but excited well anxious and misguided just to find love was a phone call away i found the secret to success while in north hollywood she told me never tell your friends the entire truth she had her right on a bible swore she d never been a liar and when she smiled i knew what i had to do she said angel won t you settle down now elsewhere cause this town don t like your kind boy they ll eat you up alive and it ain t good it s no good for you to see the things i do well it ain t good it s not good enough for you and i walked down to the nearest corner store and i said mister will you make change of my dollar he gave my change with a smile asked if i d like to stay awhile he said man won t you tell me bout your problems and i said mister i can t seem to turn my life around now mister why can t i be just like you honest and always with a smile with a heart for everyone around him and when time comes you always know what to do and he said angel won t you settle down now elsewhere cause this town don t like your kind boy they ll eat you up alive and it ain t good it s no good for you to see the things i do well it ain t good it s not good enough for you and it ain t good it s no good for you to see the things i do well it ain t good it s not good enough for you and if there s a problem learn to solve it that s what the world says and if there s a problem learn to solve it that s what the world says well it ain t good it s no good for you to see the things i do well it ain t good it s not good enough for you and it ain t good it s no good for you to see the things i do well it ain t good it s not good enough for you and can t help it if my heart is on my sleeve it takes all the strength i have to get to the next day