[Verse] Heard the one about the woman who lives alone Has a little black book and a one-track mind Dances like a demon with the radio When her man comes home she don't need to be satisfied She takes her lover by the hand and leads him to the bedroom Lies him down and turns the lights down low She tells him [Pre-Chorus] "Baby It ain't a matter of if you will or won't And it ain't about me or the things I do or don't It ain't a matter of right or wrong It ain't a matter of black or white And it ain't a matter of if you will or won't But baby This is gonna be the last time It ain't a matter of right or wrong It ain't a matter of black or white" [Chorus] It ain't a matter of life and death Ain't a matter of time It's about what you do when you got what you got And when you ain't got nothin' Son It don't mean you gotta lie It ain't a matter of faith or truth Ain't a matter of time It's about what you do when you got what you got And when you ain't got nothin' Son It don't mean you gotta lie [Verse 2] Heard the one about the young man who went to war Shot an enemy soldier in the blink of an eye Watched him fall like a sack of bones to the floor Closed his eyes and imagined it was him and he was ready to die So he goes up to the gates and looks at St. Peter And says "Man I know that I ain't goin' up But you gotta understand what happened" [Pre-Chorus] And St. Peter says "Boy It ain't a matter of if you will or won't And it ain't about you or the things you do or don't It ain't a matter of right or wrong It ain't a matter of black or white And it ain't a matter of if you will or won't And son This is gonna be the last time It ain't a matter of right or wrong It ain't a matter of black or white" [Chorus] It ain't a matter of life and death Ain't a matter of time It's about what you do when you got what you got And
