It's that careless disrespect
I can't take no more, baby
It's the way that you don't love me
When you say that you do, baby
It hurts so bad, it gets me down, down, down
I want to walk away from the battleground
This hurtin' life, it ain't no good
I'd give a lot to love you the way I used to do
Wish I could
You've got your own private world
I wouldn't have it no other way
But lately you've been hidin' your blues
Pretendin' what you say
It hurts so bad, it gets me down, down, down
I want to walk away from this battleground
This hurtin' life, it ain't no good
I'd give a lot to love you the way I used to do
Wish I could
Writin' it down kinda makes me feel better
Keeps me away from them blues
I want to be nice to you, treat you right
But how long can I pay these dues?
It hurts so bad, it gets me down, down, down
I want to walk away from this battleground
This hurtin' life, it ain't no good, no
I'd give a lot to love you the way I used to do
Wish I could
I wish I could
Dues was written by Ronee Blakley.