That's How I Wanted It To Be

(album: The Streets Of Baltimore - 1966)

I thought I'd like to leave the black side of life for a while
Live alone and have some fun
So I told them to take the kids and go back to their mama
(That's how I wanted it to be) and I felt satisfied it was done.

I wake up every morning, make myself a cup of Jay
Down to the factory that's where I spend my day
Five o'clock the whistle blows and that leaves the evening free
That's how I wanted it to be.

Well, it didn't take me long to find out just how much I needed her
So I wrote and told them to take the kids
And come on back home 'cause I was ready to settle down now
Well, you see I just got her letter today.
And it seems she's found someone else, someone she can depend on
(That's how I wanted it to be) and she ain't coming home no more.

I wake up every morning, make myself a cup of Jay
Down to the factory that's where I spend my day
Five o'clock the whistle blows and that leaves the evening free
That's how I wanted it to be.

That's how I wanted it to be...