Family affair

Lyrics

I’m a man of my word, y’all know how I do (yeahhh) If I say I’m comin’, then I’m comin’ straight through (mm-hmm) But them strokes last year had me sittin’ down a while Still my heart’s in Mississippi, thinkin’ ‘bout y’all make me smile (ohhh yeah) Richard in the yard, chef hat on doin’ his thing (come on now) Hibachi, fish fry, you know that flavor always swing Music in the air, folks laughin’ everywhere Cards on the table, whole family in the chair (let’s go) Aunt Lula’s house, that’s where the love at (yeahhh) Dancin’, singin’, talkin’, yeah we all come back Shirley got that angel heart, hospitality so true Door wide open like “Baby, this home for you” (mm-hmm) We hate to leave, they hate to see us gone But until next time, we’ll be back before long (ohhh yeah) Mississippi love, that’s family, that’s home Even when I’m gone, y’all never alone Car port nights, drinkin’, jokin’, feelin’ right (come on) Talkin’ ‘bout old stories till we run outta light Wish I could be there, but my body said “rest” Still I’m sendin’ all my love to the people I love best (yeahhh) Aunt Lula sweetest auntie on the whole map Rosie, Doosie, Tasha, y’all know I got your back Larry, Henny, Ashley, Susan in the mix Shirley with that angel touch that always gets us fixed (mm-hmm) Lew-Lew, Tyrone, my dog to the bone Carlos, Fat-head, Tomas, never alone Merlene, John-John, Brianna standin’ strong If your name ain’t listed, we still love you lifelong (ohhh yeah) Tookie, Desmond, Jamie, Tina in the line Shalonda, Sharonda, Annie, Wanda feelin’ fine Tweety in the groove, keepin’ family on time Pam in the circle, Jackie right on time Stella in the groove, bringin’ love every time (come on now) And Uncle Irving, you still part of this zoo (yeahhh) We miss you down here, hope you’re in heaven missin’ us too Uncle John and Snoop gone but not forgotten, true (mm-hmm) We screamin’ to the heavens, sendin’ love up to you (ohhh yeah) Aunt Lula’s house, that’s where the love at Dancin’, singin’, talkin’, yeah we all come back Shirley got that angel heart, hospitality so true Door wide open like “Baby, this home for you” We hate to leave, they hate to see us gone But until next time, we’ll be back before long Mississippi love, that’s family, that’s home Even when I’m gone, y’all never alone (yeahhh) So hold it down till I’m back in that place Mississippi love, that’s a blessing and grace If I missed your name, the love don’t change Family forever, that’ll always remain — from Alvin Jr