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Artist: The Black Keys
Canonical path: /the-black-keys/things-ain-t-like-they-used-to-be
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Things Ain't Like They Used To Be
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Things Ain't Like They Used To Be
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I went around the way for you
Did all the things you asked me to
I thought it was the perfect day
'til she just opened up to say
It doesn't mean a thing to me
It doesn't mean a thing to me
And it's about time you see
Things ain't like they used to be
I headed out to Lester Hill
But that just made me weaker still
She's got the kind of love I need
The kind that's never good on me
It doesn't mean a thing to me
It doesn't mean a thing to me
And it's about time you see
That things ain't like they used to be
Walked into the battle blind
It happens almost all the time
The yard is kinda overgrown
And all those happy times are gone
But it doesn't mean a thing to me
It doesn't mean a thing to me
And it's about time you see
That things ain't like they used to be
It doesn't mean a thing to me
It doesn't mean a thing to me
And it's about time you see
Things ain't like they used to be
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