Fact Of Life/He'll Be There When The Sun Goes Down Medley

You know, people always ask me say

Bobby, why do you always talk before you sing?

You know like I notice in most of your songs

You always have somethin' to say

People that talk, usually, I think that you should have

Somethin' to say, or you shouldn't talk just to be talkin'

But I feel that anytime time I got somethin' to say I'ma say it

Because I, maybe it might help you on your merry way

Like, I'm an entertainer, I'm in show business

And I like to speak for all people that's in show business

A lot of people don't understand

They look at us different, but there's no difference

We need the same thing that you need

It's simple, like

Let's say if you were away from home, know what I mean?

And uh, you make home, or you try

Or you make an attempt to make home where it was, know what I mean?

Where it is

So like uh, so like a few days ago, I was in uh, Chicago

And after the show I had, previously, I had seen this young lady

Sitting backstage and she was, uh

Seem like she had a whole lot of time on her hands, or I didn't know

So after the show, I was a little lonely, and I didn't want to go back to the hotel by myself

And I had been feeling her vibe all through the whole night

So I said, "Hey, baby, what're you doin' after the show?"

She said, "Oh, I ain't doin' nothin'"

I said, "Well, dig, like I'm at the Holiday Inn at room 234

Why don't you stop by and have a drink?"

She said, "Aw, you don't wanna buy me no drink

You can buy me a drink right here"

Said, "You just wanna get me up in your room," you know?

And so many times this is said to entertainers

And it makes 'em feel so bad, you know what I mean?

Because like, I've always been the kind of person if that was the case I would tell you

Yes, I want you in my room

The only reason you'd be hangin' around was because you would want to be there anyway

Or was waitin' on an opportunity if that was the case

Know what I mean?

See what people gotta learn is to start doing is that

Don't, d-don't, don't be jivin' yourself, you can't fool yourself

You know?

I'm just gon', if I, if, if I want water, I'm gon' ask for water

I'll say "I'm thirsty," you know what I mean?

But the whole thing to all of this is just that

You know I'ma be gone tomorrow

I mean, even if I wanted to stay, my job won't permit me to

You know what I mean?

It gets real technical, it gets down in the contract, agencies

People like that, you know?

And it's all about money behind the scenes

But with me, it's all about feeling

I don't wanna get you involved

I don't wanna mess up your life, if you got somethin' goin'

Like keep a man, it's cool to have a man from nine to five

Ain't nothin' wrong with that

Like I say, don't get hung up on me

'Cause tomorrow I might be gone on down the road

It's cool if you can handle it, if you know what I'm sayin'

See if you got a good man, remember one thing

Oh, he'll be there when your sun go down

And I'll be somewhere runnin' down that same old line

In another town, listen

I thought I'd let you know where I'm comin' from

I don't really mean you no wrong

But I gotta keep movin' on, gotta keep movin' on

And he'll be there when your lights go dim

So why chase me up and down the road?

And in your mind you know that you should be with him, oh

I can't help, but we can't help what we feel inside, baby

Wanna let it out, be we all hung up on pride

But oh pride can't fulfil the need inside

Come and get it, go on home, but leave it outside, oh

'Cause he'll be there

I'm just tellin' you like it is

When the sun go down

You ain't always be sweet 16

So while you still carryin' little weight

Find you somebody that's gon' really mean you some good

Mmm

Listen to me

But don't get me wrong

I fall in love like any other man do

But I gotta keep movin' from place to place

And in my heart, I might just wanna be with you

I have to get it where I can

Can't you see I'm like, oh, any other man?