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Stand Back
21,430
Rock
Stand Back was released on February 12, 1972 by Island Def Jam as a part of the album Eat a Peach
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Release DateFebruary 12, 1972
LabelIsland Def Jam
LanguageEnglish
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Lyrics

[Verse 1]
I recall once upon a time
Livin' was so easy and I felt so fine
My, my, my, right before my very eyes
Satan came with fire to burn me
I wouldn't listen when they warned me
[Verse 2]
Dagger in my back
When she's calling me honey, wouldn't stand back
For neither love nor money, oh yeah
[Verse 3]
Thirty minutes after my ship set sail
She put up a sign and my house began to wail
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
[Verse 4]
And I would ask the woman
"Can you find it in yourself to please stand back?"
You ain't gonna rule me
[Verse 5]
Just when all began to fade
I reached out threw the ace of spades
I put her on a train to the Everglades
[Verse 6]
Now that it's all over and gone
Somehow, I just don't feel so alone
Why, why, why? 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
[Verse 7]
But if I ever see that woman
Walkin' down the street, I'll just stand back
And try to move away slowly, oh yeah
Written by: Berry Oakley, Gregg Allman
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