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'