My baby started rocking Moving through the darkness dressed in black You don't wanna love me And I don't wanna love you right back A love for momma From the dignity of pride Momma really let me down She kissed me and she died You can read me the riot act I don't care and that's a fact You can read me the riot act Once I'm gone, I won't be back I had a job, I had a girl I could not play by the rules Now I'm on the run In seventeen states And you know what? That ain't true My daddy was a preacher, I'm told I was his mortal sin I spent my whole life proving That I'm better than him You can read me the riot act I don't care and that's a fact You can read me the riot act Once I'm gone I won't be back You can read me the riot act I don't care and that's a fact You can read me the riot act Once I'm gone I won't be back