《No Charge》歌词

[00:00:00] No Charge - Kamahl

[00:00:04] Lyrics by：Howard

[00:00:09] Composed by：Howard

[00:00:14] Now our little boy came up to his mom

[00:00:16] In the kitchen this evenin' while she was fixin' supper

[00:00:21] And he handed her a piece of paper he'd been writin' on

[00:00:25] And after wipin' her hands on her apron

[00:00:28] She read it and this is what it said

[00:00:35] For mowin' the lawn five dollars

[00:00:40] For makin' my own bed this week one dollar

[00:00:45] Goin' to the store fifty cents

[00:00:49] An' playin' with little brother while you went shoppin' twenty-five cents

[00:00:56] Takin' out the trash one dollar

[00:01:01] Gettin' a good report card five dollars

[00:01:06] And for rakin' the yard two dollars

[00:01:12] Total owed fourteen seventy-five

[00:01:18] Well as mom looked at him standin' there expectantly

[00:01:22] And I could see the mem'ries flashing through her mind

[00:01:26] And so she picked up the pen and turnin' the paper over

[00:01:31] This is what she wrote

[00:01:34] For the nine months I carried you growin' inside me no charge

[00:01:44] For the nights I've sat up with you

[00:01:48] Doctored you and prayed for you no charge

[00:01:55] For the time and the tears

[00:01:58] That you've cost through the years there's no charge

[00:02:05] And when you add it all up

[00:02:08] The full cost of my love is no charge

[00:02:16] For the nights filled with dread

[00:02:19] And all the worries ahead no charge

[00:02:26] For advice and the knowledge

[00:02:30] And the cost of your college no charge

[00:02:37] For the toys food and clothes and even for wipin' your nose

[00:02:44] There's no charge son

[00:02:47] And when you add it all up

[00:02:50] The full cost of my love is no charge

[00:02:58] Well when he finished readin'

[00:03:01] He had great big old tears in his eyes

[00:03:04] And he looked up at her standing there and said

[00:03:08] Mama I sure do love you

[00:03:11] And then he took the pen

[00:03:13] And in great big letters

[00:03:15] He wrote paid in full

[00:03:19] And Lord knows when you add it all up

[00:03:23] The cost of real love is no charge

[00:03:28] When you add it all up

[00:03:31] The cost of real love is no charge no charge