Five Long Years

Song Five Long Years
Artist Buddy Guy
Album My Time After Awhile

Lyrics

[00:00] Buddy Guy - Five long years
[00:08.71]
[00:17.73] (Damn right, I've got the blues)
[00:26.74]
[00:53.19] Lord, have you ever been mistreated
[00:58.46] Then you got to, you got to know just what I'm talking about
[01:10.13] Yes, have you ever been mistreated
[01:15.52] Then you got to, you got to know just what I'm talking about
[01:27.33] Lord I work five long years for one woman,
[01:32.77] And she had the nerve to kick me out
[01:42.08]
[01:45.37] I got a job at a steel mill,
[01:49.67] I'm shucking steel just like a slave
[01:53.42] Five long years, every Friday y'all I went straight home yeah,
[01:56.21] I went straight home
[02:03.20] Mistreated
[02:06.81] Then you got to, you got to know just what I'm talking about
[02:19.18] Lord I work five long years for one woman,
[02:24.50] And she had the nerve to kick me out
[02:33.76]
[02:37.15] Lord but I finally learned a lesson,
[02:40.52] I should have known long time ago
[02:44.54] The next woman I marry, she gotta have two jobs,
[02:47.31] And she gotta go out and work long and bring some dough
[02:52.90] Lord, said I been mistreated
[02:58.58] And you got to, you got to know just what I'm talking about
[03:10.37] Lord I work five long years for one woman,
[03:15.46] And she had the nerve to kick me out
[03:25.79]
[03:27.84] Have you ever been mistreated
[03:32.21] Then you got to, you got to know just what I'm talking about
[03:44.62] Yes, have you ever been mistreated
[03:50.18] Then you got to, you got to know just what I'm talking about
[04:01.83] Lord I work five long years for one woman,
[04:07.10] And she had the nerve to kick me out
[04:16.72]
[04:19.97] I got a job at a steel mill,
[04:23.78] I'm shucking steel just like a slave
[04:27.91] Five long years, every Friday yes yo'all I went straight home,
[04:31.53] I went straight home with all my pay
[04:36.48] Yes, I've been mistreated
[04:42.01] And you got to, you got to know just what I'm talking about
[04:53.92] Lord I work five long years for one woman,
[04:59.38] And she had the nerve to kick me out
[05:08.95]
[06:54.29] Lord I finally learned a lesson,
[06:58.42] I should have known a long time ago
[07:02.41] The next woman I marry, she gotta have two jobs,
[07:05.90] And she gotta go out and work and bringing home some dough
[07:11.72] I've been mistreated, yeah
[07:16.42] And you, you know just what I'm talking about
[07:28.15] I work five long years for one woman,
[07:32.56] And she had the nerves to kick me out
[07:48.19]