You can't tell me
How to run my life down
And you can't tell me
How to keep my fitness sound
You can't tell me what I'm doing wrong
When you keep dialing
And sing that same old funny song
You can't tell me which way to go
'Cause I'm six and seven
And then some more

Like a dull knife
That just can't cut
Just talking a lot and saying nothing
And sayin' nothing, and sayin' nothing

Don't tell me how to do my thing
When you can't do your own
Don't you tell me how to feed my boy
When you know I'm grown
Don't you tell how to dress
You can't tell me how to run my mess

You're like a dull knife
That just ain't cuttin'
You're just talking a lot and saying nothing
And sayin' nothing, and sayin' nothing

Here we go
One, two
One, two, three, bridge
Hey. Oh, I gasta, baby
I musta, baby, I gasta, baby
I must like, ashes to ashes and dust to dust

Shape up your bag
Don't worry 'bout mine
My thing is together and I'm doin' fine
Good luck to you, mister loud and wrong
And keep on singing
That same old funny song
Just keep on singing
That same old funny song
Then just keep on singing
That same old funny song

Ok will, here we go
Just one, two, three, well

You just keep on singing
You just keep on singing
C'mon, keep on singing
Keep on singing, keep on singing
You got to keep on singing
You got to keep on singing
You got to keep on singing

You're like a dull knife
That just ain't cuttin'
You're just talking a lot
And when saying nothing, oh
You're like a dull knife
That just ain't cuttin'
You're just talking a lot
And when saying nothing, oh
You're like a dull knife
That just ain't cuttin', well
You're just talking a lot
And when saying nothing

And when sayin' nothing, c'mon
Saying nothing, c'mon
Saying nothing
Hit me one time more

You got to just say something
You're going, not sayin' nothin'
You got to just say something
Come on, you got to say something
Come on, you got to, you got to
You got to, you got to
You got to, got to, got to, you

You're like a dull knife
And you just ain't cuttin'
Hey, well, you're just talkin' loud
You ain't sayin' nothin'
Oh lord, you're like a dull knife
You just ain't cuttin'
Lord, you're just talkin' loud
You ain't sayin' nothin'

Composição: Bobby Byrd / James Brown