Allman Brors Band Stand Back Lyrics

Stand Back Lyrics

(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