You got to open your eyes in the morning Nine o'clock comin' without any warnin' Gotta get ready to go You say you went out late last evenin' Did a lot of drinkin', come home stinkin' And you went and fell asleep on the floor And then your lady comes and finds you a sleepin' Starts into weepin' 'bout the hours you been keepin' And you better get your ass out the door Ain't no crime Yeah, it's good to get it on to get a load off your mind It ain't no crime Well, ev'rybody gets that way sometime It ain't no crime, oh You got to open your eyes in the morning Nine o'clock comin' without any warnin' And you gotta get ready to go Well, now you tell me you love somebody And you'll love 'em forever, you may love 'em forever But you won't like 'em all of the time Well, now you tell me you need somebody For the rest of your life you might have somebody But you won't want 'em every day Ain't no crime Well, it's just human nature, happens all the time It ain't no crime Well, don't think twice about gettin' it off your mind It ain't no crime, oh Ain't no crime, Yeah, it's good to get it on to get a load off your mind It ain't no crime Well it's just human nature, happens all the time It ain't no crime, oh You got to open your eyes in the morning Nine o'clock comin' without any warnin' Gotta get ready to go And just as surely as the wind keeps blowin' The grass keeps growin', you gotta keep goin' And the Lord'll have mercy on your soul Oooh, yeah, Lord, Lord La la la la, ooh