Songtext Joey Grace Potter And The Nocturnals

Joey

I come home from working hard
I pull up to my yard
and there’s a man I used to know.
He used to love me right,
but then we had a little fight
and now he’s on parole.
Well, he’s looking mighty mean,
he’s like to cause a scene
just hit reverse and pull out slow.

And don’t pay no mind to Joey
cause Joey don’t treat me good no more.
He wears his shirt un-tucked,
he’s got one eye covered up
and he’s got a big old forty-four.

He likes to drink til late,
then he’ll break down your gate
and he’ll throw you to the floor.
When he looks me in the eye,
he’ll hit me til I cry
and he’s trying to get inside my door.
And don’t pay no mind to Joey
cause Joey don’t treat me good no more.
Can’t even stomp and shout
‘cause it’s all over now
and there ain’t nothing left to say.
And don’t pay no mind to Joey
cause Joey don’t treat me good no more.

He saw me with another man,
but he did not understand
that I grew up with him in the same crib.
Well Joey started flaming red,
he didn’t hear a word I said
and now my brother’s got a broken rib.

Well, the judge and jury all agreed,
that Joey did a dirty deed
and fifty yards is what the order said.
And don’t pay no mind to Joey
cause Joey don’t treat me good no more.

He didn’t understand,
the judge raised up his hand
and said ‘you’d better leave that girl alone’.
Leave her alone
And don’t pay no mind to Joey
cause Joey don’t treat me good no more.