This ain't a good time, this is a bad time
but you're at the back door
In my younger days I had a wild ride
This ain't a good time, this is a bad time
My yesterdays have left me out of time
Can you hear me cryin' sweet mama,
The work I held so long is
This ain't no place for me
If I'll be here when I die,
Sweet mama, could you take me down,
But this ain't a good time,
My yesterdays have left me out of time
You better lay low, push out the back door
If you hear me crying, sweet mama,
In my younger days, I had a sad mind
One day I set aside all my foolish pride
And saw those wicked sewed
This ain't a good time, this is a bad time
My foolish heart has caused
Tried to expand his land by the wayside
The one that never doubted the line
One day I set aside all my foolish pride
Saw those wicked souls put a good