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Five Long Years Lyrics by Eric Clapton

From the Cradle

1994

[Chorus]
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 worked five long years for one woman
She had the nerve to put me out

[Verse 1]
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

[Chorus]
Have you ever been mistreated?
You know just what I'm talking about
I worked five long years for one woman
She had the nerve to put me out

[Verse 2]
I finally learned my lesson
Should have long time ago
The next woman that I marry
She's going to work and bring me the dough

[Chorus]
Have you ever been mistreated?
You know just what I'm talking about
I 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

About “Five Long Years” by Eric Clapton

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"Five Long Years" appears on "From the Cradle" in 1994.

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