by Gregg Allman and Berry Oakley
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I recall once upon a time
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Livin' was so easy and I felt so fine
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But, my, my, my ... right before my very eyes
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Satan came with fire to burn me
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Wouldn't listen when they warned me
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A dagger in my back while she's callin' me honey
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Wouldn't stand back ... for neither love nor money
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Thirty minutes after my ship set sail
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She put up a sign and my house began to wail
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But, why, why, why ... I couldn't see it in my little girl's eyes
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She had such a way to fool me ... Lord she had a way to fool me
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And I would ask the woman, Can you find it in yourself to please stand back ... you ain't gonna rule me
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Just when all began to fade
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I reached out and threw the ace of spades
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I put her on a train to the Everglades
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Now that it's all over and gone
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Somehow I just don't feel so alone
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But, lie, lie, lie ... it seemed like such a waste of time
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She did not ever seem to know me
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But now it's much too late to show me
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But if I ever see that woman walkin' down the street I'll just stand back ... and try to move away slowly
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Oh, yeah
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Stand Back
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| The Allman Brothers Band |
