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I Ain't the One
03 : 52
2
Tuesday's Gone
07 : 30
3
Gimme Three Steps
04 : 28
4
Simple Man
05 : 56
5
Things Goin' On
04 : 58
6
Mississippi Kid
03 : 56
7
Poison Whiskey
03 : 13
8
Free Bird
09 : 07
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Track Lyrics
I Ain't the One Lyrics
[Intro]
One, two, three
[Verse 1]
Now, I'll tell you plainly, baby
What I plan to do
Say I may be crazy, woman
But I ain't no fool
See, your daddy is rich, mama
You're overdue
Now I ain't the one, baby
Been messing with you
[Chorus]
Got bells in your mind, lady
And it's easy to see
I think it's time for me to move along
I do believe
Ah, you're tryin' to put a hook in me, baby, oh no
[Verse 2]
Now you're talking jive, woman
When you say to me
That your daddy's gonna take us in, baby
Take care of me
When you know and I know, woman
I ain't the one
I never hurt you, sweetheart
I never pulled my gun
[Chorus]
Got bells in your mind, mama
And it's easy to see
I think it's time for me to move along
I do believe
Time for me to put my boots out in the street, missy
Are you ready, boots? Walk on
[Bridge]
Well now, all right there, missy
Let me tell you a thing or two
[Verse 3]
Now you're talking jive, woman
When you say to me
That your daddy's gonna take us in, baby
Take care of me
When you know and I know, woman
I ain't the one
I never hurt you, sweetheart
I never pulled my gun
[Chorus]
Got bells in your mind, mama
And it's easy to see
I think it's time for me to move along
I do believe
Oh, I must be in the middle of some kind of conspiracy
Simple Man Lyrics
[Verse 1]
Mama told me when I was young
"Come sit beside me, my only son
And listen closely to what I say
And if you do this, it'll help you some sunny day, ah yeah"
[Break]
(Be a simple man)
[Verse 2]
Oh, take your time, don't live too fast
Troubles will come and they will pass
You'll find a woman, yeah, and you'll find love
And don't forget, son, there is someone up above
[Chorus]
And be a simple kind of man
Oh, be something you love and understand
Baby, be a simple kind of man
Oh, won't you do this for me, son, if you can?
[Verse 3]
Forget your lust for the rich man's gold
All that you need is in your soul
And you can do this, oh, baby, if you try
All that I want for you, my son, is to be satisfied
[Chorus]
And be a simple kind of man
Oh, be something you love and understand
Baby, be a simple kind of man
Oh, won't you do this for me, son, if you can?
Oh, yes, I will
[Guitar Solo]
[Verse 4]
Boy, don't you worry, you'll find yourself
Follow your heart and nothing else
And you can do this, oh, baby, if you try
All that I want for you, my son, is to be satisfied
[Chorus]
And be a simple kind of man
Oh, be something you love and understand
Baby, be a simple kind of man
Oh, won't you do this for me, son, if you can?
[Outro]
Baby, be a simple, be a simple man
Oh, be something you love and understand
Baby, be a simple kind of man
Things Goin' On Lyrics
[Chorus]
Well, have you ever lived down in the ghetto?
Have you ever felt that cold wind blow?
Well if you don't know what I mean
Won't you stand up and scream
Because there's things going on that you don't know
[Verse 1]
Too many lives they've spent across the ocean
Too much money been spent upon the moon
Well, until they make it right
I hope they never sleep at night
They better make some changes and do it soon
Do it now, do it to it
[Instrumental break]
[Verse 2]
Well they're going ruin the air that we breathe
Lord have mercy
They're gonna ruin us all, by and by
I'm telling all you beware
I don't think they really care
I think they just sit up there
And just get high
[Chorus]
Have you ever lived down in that ghetto?
And have you ever felt that cold wind blow?
Well if you don't know what I mean
Won't you stand up and scream
'Cause there's things going on that you don't know
Well if you don't know what I mean
Won't you stand up and scream
'Cause there's things going on that you don't know
[Outro]
Tell it
Tell it, tell it
Things going on
Mississippi Kid Lyrics
[Verse 1]
I've got my pistols in my pockets boys
I'm, I'm Alabama bound
I've got my pistols in my pocket boys
I, I'm Alabama bound
Well, I'm not looking for no trouble
But nobody dogs me around
[Verse 2]
Now when I'm going to fetch my woman, people, Tri-Cities here I come
Oh and I'm going to fetch my woman, people, Tri-Cities here I come
'Cause she was raised up on that cornbread
I know that woman give me some
Give me some baby
[Verse 3]
Oh when the kid hits Alabama, people
Don't you try to dog him around
Now when the kid hits Alabama, people
Don't you try to dog him around
'Cause if you people cause me trouble, Lord
I've got to put you in the ground
[Harmonica solo]
[Verse 4]
Well, I was born in Mississippi
Baby, don't take any stuff from you
Oh I was born in Mississippi
And I don't take any stuff from you
And if I hit you on your head
Boy, its got to make it black and blue
[Verse 5]
Ah well I'm going to Alabama
Got my pistols out by my side
'Cause I ride to Alabama
With my pistols out by my side
'Cause down in Alabama
You can run, but you sure can't hide
Poison Whiskey Lyrics
[Verse 1]
Daddy was a Cajun, baby, raised on southern land
And so my kinfolks tell me, was a street-fighting man
Well, they rushed him down to see the doctor
Well the doctor just checked his head
The only thing that was wrong with him was Johnny Walker's Red
He drank ole poison whiskey
And it killed him dead
Aw yeah
[Verse 2]
Happened back in the bayou many years ago
Satan came to take him and he did it real slow
Well, they rushed him back to see the doctor
Well the doctor just shook his head
Twenty years of rotgut whiskey done killed this poor man dead
He drank ole poison whiskey
Till it killed him dead
You people hear what I said
Sweet guitar
[Guitar and Piano Solos]
Oh poison whiskey
[Verse 3]
Take a tip from me, people
Brothers can't you see
Ain't no future in ole poison whiskey
They're gonna rush you down to see that doctor
Well the doctor's gonna shake his head
The only thing he's gonna tell you baby
Stop drinking Johnny Walker's Red
Don't drink poison whiskey, don't you drink it boy
Free Bird Lyrics
[Instrumental Intro]
[Verse 1]
If I leave here tomorrow
Would you still remember me?
For I must be traveling on, now
'Cause there's too many places I've got to see
[Pre-Chorus]
But if I stay here with you, girl
Things just couldn't be the same
[Chorus]
'Cause I'm as free as a bird now
And this bird you cannot change
Oh-oh-oh-oh-oh
And the bird you cannot change
And this bird you cannot change
Lord knows I can't change
[Instrumental Bridge]
[Verse 2]
Bye-bye, baby, it's been a sweet love, yeah-yeah
Though this feeling I can't change
But, please, don't take it so badly
'Cause Lord knows I'm to blame
[Pre-Chorus]
But, if I stay here with you, girl
Things just couldn't be the same
[Chorus]
'Cause I'm as free as a bird now
And this bird you cannot change
Oh-oh-oh-oh-oh
And the bird you cannot change
And this bird you cannot change
Lord knows I can't change
Lord, help me, I can't change
[Outro]
Lord, I can't change
Won't you fly high, free bird, yeah
[Guitar Solo]