Bob Dylan - James Alley Blues lyrics

Times ain't what they used to be Times ain't what they used to be Oh I tell you people, lord, you can take it from me Oh I seen better days and I'm putting up with these Oh I seen better days and I'm putting up with these But there's too many people and they're all too hard to please Cause I was born in the country, she thinks I'm easy to rule Cause I was born in the country, she thinks I'm easy to rule She tried to hitch me to her wagon, she wants to drive me like a mule You know I bought the groceries and I paid the rent You know I bought the groceries and I paid the rent She tried to make me wash her clothes but I got good common sense I said if you don't want me, why don't you tell me so? I said if you don't want me, why don't you tell me so? Cause it ain't like a man that ain't got nowhere to go I believe I'm giving you sugar for sugar, let you get salt for salt I believe I'm giving you sugar for sugar, let you get salt for salt And if you can't get along with me, well it's your own fault Now you want me to love you and you treat me mean How do you want me to love you if you keep a-treating me mean? You're my daily thought and my nightly dream Sometimes I think that you too sweet to die Sometimes I think that you too sweet to die And another time I think you ought to be buried alive