Mary & Omie Nanci Griffith

My daddy was a longshoreman in New Orleans
My mamma kept score just watchin' the Mardi Gras ...
Oh me, ... I sat on the front porch watchin' the rails roll out
I was waitin' for my Omie to take me outta this south
It was me and my sisters ... like to wore that front porch out

And there can't be more to this livin' than loving my Omie
We're both sittin' back here watchin' our children grow
If there's a better ace in the deck
Well, ... baby, come on and show me ...
If you ain't got a hand then get on your wheel and roll
'cuz there could never be a better hand than these hearts I hold

Me and my Omie ... we settled down here in Houston
Oh, and one by one, we moved my sisters west
We bought a house in the suburbs and we've got four fine children
We are black middle class because Omie wouldn't settle for less
We are black middle class because Omie wouldn't settle for less

And there can't be more to this livin' than loving my Omie
We're both sittin' back here watchin' our children grow
If there's a better ace in the deck
Well, ... baby, come on and show me ...
If you ain't got a hand then get on your wheel and roll
'cuz there could never be a better hand than these hearts I hold