[Verse 1]
I recall once upon a time
Living was so easy and I felt so fine
My, my, my, right before my very eyes
Satan came with fire to burn me
Wouldn't listen when they warned me
Dagger in my back while she's calling me honey
Wouldn't stand back for neither love nor money

[Verse 2]
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
And I would ask the woman, "Can you find it in yourself to please stand back?
You ain't gonna rule me"

[Bridge]
Just when all began to fade
I reached out and drew the ace of spades
I put her on a train to the Everglades

[Verse 3]
Now that it's all over and gone
Somehow I just don't feel so alone
But, lie, lie, lie, 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
But if I ever see that woman walking down the street, I'll just stand back
And try to move away slowly
Oh, yeah