Lyric Play Something Sweet

Well I tried to run my game
She said man that s the same old thing
I ve heard before
And I m too tired to go for your show
again and again
And she started to explain
She said man I ain t sayin what your playin
just can t make it
But I just can t take it anymore

Play something sweet, play something mellow
Play something I can sink my teeth in like jello
Play something I can understand
Play me some brickyard blues
Play something sweet, now make it funky
Just make me lay back and grin like a monkey
Play something I can understand
Play me some brickyard blues.

Well I started to sweat
She said don t get upset, cause you just might
break a string
And that won t do a thing for your show, no
So I said to myself
I said self do you see what is sailing through my soul
And I got to have some more, don t you know.

Play something sweet, play something mellow
Play something I can sink my teeth in like jello
Play something I can understand
Play me some brickyard blues
Play something sweet, now make it funky
Just make me lay back and grin like a monkey
Play something I can understand
Play me some brickyard blues.

It s enough to make a light in the dark
It s enough to make a bite just a bark
It s enough to make a body move around
It s enough to make a rabbit hug a hound.

Play something sweet, play something mellow
Play something I can sink my teeth in like jello
Play something I can understand
Play me some brickyard blues
Play something sweet, now make it funky
Just make me lay back and grin like a monkey
Play something I can understand
Play me some brickyard blues.

Written by: Allen Toussaint