I don't want your putting words in my mouth That is to say, don't tell me what to do You might be a better man, you might have a better plan Well, I ain't no fightin' man, but I ain't afraid of you Yes it's true that I am crazy, as if you didn't know I bet I am crazier than you, as if it didn't show At the age of three papa said to me Son, you'll be a gambling man And with a smile on my poker face I said I already am Those fancy ideas are just lies in disguise Don't try to blame your troubles on me 'Cause I ain't nobody's fool, and I'm just blind enough to see I can't live your life for you, and you can't live your life for me You don't seem to hear me when I sing the blues I an't trust you with the truth Don't sing your blues to me I ain't no preacher man, just an honest fool I've been feedin' your fire, now it's just hot enough to burn you So take your fancy ideas and keep them to yourself I know right from wrong You can't teach me nothin' else Those fancy ideas are just lies in disguise You're feedin' a fire that was meant to burn you 'Cause I ain't nobody's fool, and I'm just blind enough to see That you can't make me no one but myself Your fancy ideas, lies in disguise Don't lay your troubles on me It don't pay to be no fool when you're too blind see that I can't live your life for you, and you can't live your life for me