she was a hot blooded women he never saw it comin she hit him from the side that s blind she never gave a warning he woke up in the mornin layin there next to his pride he got a little crazy when she had a little baby cause it filled him with a fatherly pride but a couple years later when their love started fadin he hurt so bad he nearly died it s been a long time since i was faithful it s been a long time since i was grateful it s been a long time since i could look you in the eye it s been a long time since i was grateful she s a mother with a daughter sittin by the water cause it s better for her baby to breathe she got a man that s in prison cause he didn t wanna listen now he s sittin waitin on a reprieve and she loves her lil baby but she get a lil crazy cause it s harder than she ever conceived he left her on her own but she s doin it alone cause she loves him like he wouldn t believe it s been a long time since i was faithful it s been a long time since i was grateful it s been a long time since i could look you in the eye it s been a long time since i was grateful he s a friend and a lover husband and a brother he s always been a prodigal son he gets a lot of drama when he go to see his momma cause he curses like a son of a gun he s beggin to his lady let him see his baby he swears that she s the only one he s got a heart full of sorrow he s livin for tomorrow and he s sorry for the damage he s done it s been a long time since i was faithful it s been a long time since i was grateful it s been a long time since i could look you in the eye it s been a long time since i was grateful it s been a long time since i was faithful it s been a long time since i was grateful it s been a long time since i could look you in the eye it s been a long time since i was grateful