Five Years (Live) - David Bowie

(Eddie Boyd) Well, have you ever been mistreated? D'you know what I'm talking about? Well, have you ever been mistreated? D'you know what I'm talking about? I worked five long years for one girl, She had the nerve to put me out. Got a job in a steel mill, Shucking steel like a slave. Five days and every Friday, I work and bring home my pay. If you've ever been mistreated, D'you know what I'm talking about? Well, I worked five long years for one girl, She had the nerve to put me out. I finally learned my lesson, should a long time ago. The next little girl that I marry, She work and bring me some gold. If you've ever been mistreated, D'you know what I'm talking about? Well, I worked five long years for one girl, She had the nerve to put me out. I finally learned my lesson, should a long time ago. The next little girl that I marry, She work and bring me some gold. If you've ever been mistreated, D'you know what I'm talking about? Well, I worked five long years for one girl, She had the nerve, She had the nerve, She had the nerve, She had the nerve to put me out.

Pushing through the market square So many mothers sighin' News had just come over We had five years left to cryin' News guy wept and told us Earth was really dying Cried so much his face was wet Then I knew, he wasn't lying I heard telephones, opera house Favourite melodies I saw boys, toys Electric irons and TVs My brain hurt like a warehouse It had no room to spare I had to cram so many things To store everything in there All the fat, skinny peoplе And all the tall 'n' short people And all thе nobody people And all the somebody people I never thought, I'd need so many people A girl my age went off her head Hit some tiny children And if the black guy hadn't have pulled her off I sware, she would have killed them A soldier with a broken arm Fixed his stare to the wheels of a Cadillac A cop knelt and kissed the feet of a priest While the queen threw up at the sight of that I think, I saw you in an ice-cream parlour Drinking milkshakes cold and long Smiling and waving and looking so fine I don't think you knew, you were in this song And it was cold and it rained So I felt like an actor And I thought of Ma And I wanted to get back there Your face, your race The way that you talk I kiss you, you're beautiful I want you to walk Five years Five years Five years Five years That's all we've got We've got five years (five years) Stuck on my eye Five years (five years) What a surprise We've got five years (five years) My brain hurts a lot Five years (five years) That's all we've got We've got five years (five years) What a surprise Five years (five years) Stuck on my eyes Five years (five years) My brain hurts a lot Five years (five years) That's all we've got We've got five years (five years) Stuck on my eyes Five years (five years) What a surprise (five years) What a surprise (five years) (Five years) (Five years) (Five years) (Five years)

Have you ever been mistreated? You know just what I'm talking about Have you ever been mistreated? You know just what I'm talking about I'm worked five long years for one woman She had the nerve to put me out I got a job in a steel mill Shucking steel like a slave Five long years, every Friday I come Straight back home with all my pay Have you ever been mistreated? You know just what I'm talking about I'm worked five long years for one woman She had the nerve to put me out I finally learned my lesson, should a long time ago The next woman that I marry, she gonna work and bring me the dough Have you ever been mistreated? You know just what I'm talking about I'm worked five long years for one woman She had the nerve She had the nerve She had the nerve She had the nerve to put me out

This week dragged past me so slowly The days fell on their knees Maybe I'll take something to help me Hope someone takes after me I guess there's always some change in the weather This time I know we could get it together If I did casually mention tonight That would be crazy tonight Stay - that's what I meant to say Or do something, but what I never say is Stay this time, I really meant to so bad this time 'Cause you can never really tell When somebody wants something you want too Heart wrecker, heart wrecker, make me delight Life is so vague when it brings someone new This time tomorrow I'll know what to do I know it's happened to you Stay - that's what I meant to say Or do something, but what I never say is Stay this time, I really meant to so bad this time 'Cause you can never really tell When somebody wants something you want too Stay - that's what I meant to say Or do something, but what I never say is Stay this time, I really meant to so bad this time 'Cause you can never really tell When somebody wants something you want too