I AIN'T BUILT THAT WAY
(Glenn Sutton)


Bob Luman - 1968





You're a sweet little thing and I hate to put you down
When the perkin's all over what good are the coffee grounds
Lovin' you's been real fantastic
I've got to make a little change that's drastic
I'm movin' on to bigger and better things
Forget about what I said about that ring
'Cause I ain't built that way

I'd rather take a beatin' than to have to make you cry
I got new space to wade and lot of new fish to fry
Settlin' down gives me a complex
I don't care where I go or who I love next
Don't waste time on beggin' me to stay
Settlin's a game that I never was made to play
'Cause I ain't built that way

Ropin's my middle name
To me all towns are just the same
And when it comes to lovin' dames
I remember the face and forget the name

Travel light and I live from day to day
And I never ever let my heart get in my way
Settlin' down gives me a complex
I don't care where I go or who I love next
'Cause I'm movin' on to bigger and better things
Forget about what I said about that ring
'Cause I ain't built that way

Ropin's my middle name
To me all towns are just the same
And when it comes to lovin' dames
I remember the face and forget the name

I travel light and I live from day to day
And I never ever let my heart get in my way
Settlin' down gives me a complex
I don't care where I go or who I love next
'Cause I'm movin' on to bigger and better things
Forget about what I said about that ring
'Cause I ain't built that way






(Transcribed by Mel Priddle - August 2013)