Turned My Head Around

"Turned My Head Around"

When I was very young my daddy took me on his knee

"Son, there's some things I wanna learn ya

Before you get away from me"

"Don't let nobody boss you much

And keep your money clean

Treat a woman like a lady

And your lady like a queen"

But I didn't know what he was talking about

I didn't know what he was trying to say

'Til I got out in this mean old world

And you can turn my head around the other way

When I was eighteen a lady picked me up

From off of the street

She put a new suit on my back

And new boots on my feet

I said, "Thank you, kind lady.

What do you want in return?"

She said, "Young man, put yourself in my hands

And you're damn sure gonna learn"

But I didn't know what she was talking about

I didn't know what she was trying to say

'Til she took me in the back room

And she turned my head around the other way

Right along about this time

The story is rather sad

It was about the time that I turned 21

I thought that I was bad

Then I cussed out this old man

Down here in the beer joint late one night

He said, "Son, if you wanna talk you talk

But if you wanna fight, let's fight"

But I didn't know what he was talking about

I didn't know what he was trying to say

'Til he took me out in the parking lot

And he turned my head around the other way

'Til he took me out in the parking lot

He turned my head around the other way