Things Ain't Always Been This Good

(album: I Wanna Be With You - 1975)

Things ain't always been this good
Always been this good
I want it understood, now
Things ain't always been this good
Always been this good
I want it understood, now
Things ain't always been this good
Always been this good
I want it understood, now

I remember when I didn't have
A dime to my name
And when something went wrong
I was the only one they blamed

Oh-oh-oh... she changed my life
And made a man of me
Oh, my friends all say I look like
Look like I hit the lottery

They just keep on saying, saying...
(Things ain't always been this good)
(Always been this good)
(I want it understood now) oh, hey...
(Things ain't always been this good) oh no, no, never
(Always been this good) never
(I want it understood now) never

Now I don't waste time
On all of those fancy things, oh, fancy things
You see, nothing compares
To the joy that she can bring

Oh-oh-oh... she changed my life
And made a man of me
Oh, I've changed my claim
He can give the girl my name [?]
Now my love remains, oh...

Things ain't always been this good
Always been this good
(I want it understood now) I, I, I...
(Things ain't always been this good)
(Always been this good) oh, never
(I want it understood now) never...

Oh-oh-oh... she changed my life
And made a new man of me
Oh, I've changed my claim
He can give the girl my name
Now my love remains, oh...

Things ain't always been this good
Always been this good
(I want it understood now) under...
(Things ain't always been this good) under...
(Always been this good) understood
(I want it understood now)

Oh, I want you to think about it
(Things ain't always been this good) think about it
(Always been this good) yeah...
(I want it understood now) yeah...
(Things ain't always been this good)
Think about how I love this thing
(Always been this good) you're gonna think about how
(I want it understood now) our love been, been this real good
(Things ain't always been this good) yeah
(Always been this good) been real good
(I want it understood now) oh...
(Things ain't always been this good) sometimes
(Always been this good) I...
(I want it understood now) I remember
(Things ain't always been this good) I remember...