Stand Back Lyrics - Singles - Allman Brors

(Gregg Allman, Berry Oakley) 

I recall once upon a time 

Livin' was so easy and I felt so fine 

But, my, my, my 

Right before my very eyes 

Satan came with fire to burn me 

Wouldn't listen when they warned me 

A dagger in my back 

While she's calling me honey wouldn't stand back 

For neither love nor money 

Thirty minutes after my ship set sail 

She put up a sign and my house began to wail 

But, why, why, why 

I couldn't see it in my little girl's eyes? 

She had such a way to fool me 

Lord, she had a way to fool me 

And I would ask the woman 

"Can you find it in yourself to please stand back? 

You ain't gonna rule me" 

Just when all began to fade 

I reached out, threw the Ace of Spades 

I put her on a train to the Everglades 

Now that it's all over and gone 

Somehow I just don't feel so alone 

But, lie, lie, lie 

It seemed like such a waste of time 

She did not ever seem to know me 

But, now it's much too late to show me 

But, if I ever see that woman 

Walkin' down the street I'll just stand back 

And try to move away slowly, oh yeah