Allman Brothers Band, The - Just Ain't Easy Lyrics

wow, cool, man

well well, it just aint easy - aint that a fact RIP Allmans

And I just LOVE the title to this record. Excellent. And perhaps one of their best, but overlooked.

One of Gregg's greatest vocal performances AND one of Dickie's greatest guitar performances. This is a great GREAT song.

Bought the vinyl when it came out and just "getting" this song now. 30+ years on. Better late than never ...

well well.....

Brilliant,,No other like it!!🎼🍑 Gregg Allman noone can ever touch that beautiful soulful Voice,,,, so missed!!🎼🎸🎹🎤🎼🍄🍄🍑

gregg voice fantastic

He had a way to evoke every emotion in his vocals...And he didnt disappoint on Just ain't easy...He delved one of his best performances on this song...🍑🍄🎸🎹🍑🍄

Today 2 years without u gregg but u still living in our heart and in my soul we love u and we miss u

Can you image he thought we would forget about him

@Kathy Lovins hell never!

hell yeah i love this southern voice¡

Dickey Betts at his best! Great tune! One of my favorites.

I just love this. !!!!!!

You ride on down the same old street you've seen a thousand times,
That overflows with neon lights and enormous signs.
My God, how you want to leave there. Well, well.
Your head severely poundin' from the night before.
Baby, you just keep goin' back, goin' back for more.
Cause midnight's callin'. Well, well.
You want so bad to leave this whirlwind storm.
But you can't find no place to grab on.
So 'round and 'round you go again, and it just ain't easy.
You want so bad to leave this whirlwind storm.
But you can't find no place to grab on.
So 'round and 'round you go again, and it just ain't easy.
No, it just ain't easy.
Lovely ladies all dressed in silk and lace.
While you're there, oh, it seems like such a lovely place.
But when you leave there,
You got your hat down on your face. Well, well.
But oh, when you leave there, got your hat down on your face, well, well.
Ohh, when you leave there, you got your hat pulled down on your face, well.
(repeat and fade)

One of the best jams from the brothers

Gives me goosies every time!

just perfect...pure soul...

pass me the bottle

well, well.....rest in peace gregg

R.I.P. Brothers ………………..

Amazing talent

Relapse song . totally about going on a run. And the next mornin..

This song always reminds me of my Brother Bruce, our bass player......He passed in 2014. GOD i miss him......we did a few songs from this album when it came out.....the sound track to our young lives.........Tears and smiles, Miss ya little brother..........This song will Always make me think of you, of us.............

Very under rated song...

Hits you so hard.

beyond yes.

Man, what a great song

Ain't nothing better..peace brothers and sisters

...you got your hat down on your face.. one of the great lines ever

Forty years ago this year, my goodness. A lot of water under the bridge. Great music.

Hasn't anyone noticed that Gregg is giving us a rare insight into his life in this song?
He was an addict both to drugs and sex and those lyrics tell the tale, very very powerfully.
Especially " When your leaving, you got your hat down on your face...well well"... says it all.
He is literally pouring out his soul here, the torture of the lure and temptation to the bright lights and the ladies in silk and lace, then comes the shame and the guilt...well well .

Dems da blues.

And while you're there, oh it seems like such a lovely place...

Bunch a shit when ya lived it... Just ask my 3 son's.....

woohaah

If you fuckers think this is good, check out the rare live recordings. Capital Theater is one.

My favorite Allman brothers song

Mine too. and almost never heard on the radio. Top 5 of all time.

Long live Dickey Betts!!!!!

without dickey this band wasn't the same

Steven Piekarski Unfortunately, by 2000, it wasn’t the same with him, either.

It wasn't the same without duane

I don't think so, are you sure you were not listening to Justin beaver?

I agree Allman Brothers best band ever I'm from Vermont originally one of the Allman Brothers had a place up there and I party with them guys and I met at the Met Cafe in Providence Rhode Island

<3 RIP.

Sublime...

when they lost dickey they lost so much!

THIS SONG STILL GIVES ME CHILLS SUCH A HUGE LOSS!! THERE IS NO COMPARISON TO THE ABB. RIP GREGG DAMNED SURE MISSED AT MY HOUSE!!!

Greg,and Dickie.....WOW!

Man I love this song!!

Under rated THIS IS ONE OF THE BEST DAMN SONGS EVER LOVE GREGG'S VOICE AND DICKIES PLAYING

ya, life it just ain"t easy. but I live it.

Just ain't easy...... to know that this amazing, soulful, voice is silenced forever..... but I'll be holding on..... to the happiness and serenity he engraved in my heart and soul... R. I. P. Midnight Rider..... Your music, (ur voice) "YOU'...will live forever in my heart 💖💜💖💜💖💜🎹🎸🎤🎵🎵🎵🎵🎵🎵🎵🎵🎵

Even though this is his only song on the album, its so good it makes up for it!

Rest in peace......your music was the backdrop of most of my formative years.....

rest in peace Gregg

Stephanie Morris gregg is gone,his music lives on

Stephanie Morris the greatest voice on the planet. No one will come close to having this much talent. This is what an idol sounds like. No auto tune just pure from the heart God given talent

Adios Gregg.... Thank you for the Music...

RIP my Brother .. Dam another CORNERSTONE GONE !!!

heard Gregg sang this in Houston 78 or 79 ,those were the days. memories, my hero has passed.RIP

swamp rider native Your time to be a hero

love the feeling in dickies licks

RIP Greg

This song takes me back to the days of my addiction. Gregg's vocal is on the money. Been sober a good while now. God was watching over my foolishness. Anyway this is a fine album. CD at Amazon is at a good price. Eat a Peach for Peace.....
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I also relate to this song. Been there a past part of my life .been sober now 21 years.by the grace of God. Thank you Gregg ALLMAN. For such a powerful song rest easy my only true friend. Missed but not FORGOTTEN..thank for being honest

@Linda Hanley These were the worst of his addiction days...he disease was killing him at this point. But, he was young and strong, and he has such a beautiful voice...so, not yet for the clean and focused Gregory...though, this goes to show, he was able to function....except this one show...at the Capitol Theater in New Jersey, he fell asleep almost o his B3 singing Whipping post, I believe...stormy monday too...

enlightened rouges has got to be one of their best!....thinkin gregg wrote this song with cher in mind...

Ya think...

Love this fucking song

......my God how you want to leave there.......well, well....

Damn Dickey. Awesome.

Oh yeah, and 9 dudes must be finding it easy.......

Pretty sure that this may be the best song they ever did. For sure in my top two.....perfect blend of life's ups and downs. Mostly downs, but then, it just ain't easy......

well, well

damn fine song

good song to bad about the bad sound quality

Along with "It's Not My Cross to Bear," this is my favorite ABB tune. Soulful and pouring from the heart.

agree, absolutely

Just lost a good friend. Listening to this and finding a little comfort. For me, "It's Not My Cross to Bear," will always be #1. As I age though, I find it a waste of time ranking songs and bands.Too much to choose from.

Blues......

One Of My Fav s Best Song Kicks ASS !

'79 not '78. One of my fave tunes by them.

cool,ty

soundtrack of my life

this could very well be the best structured song ever....it's perfect

One of my favorite songs ever!!  Man, I love to hear Gregg sing the blues, and Dickey play.

dickey was the best, they lost a lot when he was gone!!!!

all others were just wanna bees

Allman Brothers Forever

@Steven Piekarski Dickey still kickin' in Maconga nye

this was on first album released after long hiatus due to losing Dwayne

+James there were 4 Lps recorded by them including this one, after Duane died in 1971 . Hardly a hiatus.

This is why I came here.

great music!

Everything matched up on this one. The voice, the lyrics, and the music are flawless. Real rare track when you think about it.

Kyle McCartt not by Allman brothers rarely do they miss

Agreed. There is a version that is live from 4/20/79 that has more energy, it's a live version, though and it is great. THIS version, however, is very clear (you can hear every genius word) and the music is right on the note....it's a clean studio version. Kyle, check out the version I mentioned above at the Capitol...there are 3, make sure it's the one from 4/5....I KNOW you'll love it. I think you will, anyway....

Agreed. GA's voice wasn't singing the blues, it was confessing 'em.

RIP Dan.

One of his very best!

One Of Gregory's best vocals.. a voice like no other. Damn he was good, still is good, but he was in his prime on this one. Takes me back.

+Julia S Imagine if DA had been alive during this time

+David Turner
I think it surpasses the imagination had Duane been around during this period. His input would have been the pinnacle. As good as the ABB was in this period, Duane's presence would have brought them to highs not thought possible.

With Duane the Stones and Beatles would have been second and third

No disrespect to Stones and Beatle fans, however I see no comparison between them and the ABB, with or without Duane. Like Gregg so famously said " There is no such thing as English or British blues." It's that bluesy bedrock sound that made the ABB the best of the best, in my opinion.
Gregg's ability to vocalize and take control of that famous B-3 to grab you by the balls and shake you to the core is something the Stones nor the Beatles ever had the cacacity to do.

Strong comment. As rock emerged, Beatles and Stones were captured and manipulated in many ways. I see the ABB as something far more pure, something that could not really be contained, manipulated, or held back. All three bands are surreal, and depending on moods, I'm sure we call on each one to soothe our souls. But damn, they are fucking good!

Song reminds me when I was living downtown in the city an when I used to walk the streets down to the strip bars . The city was dying , once a thriving area in the 40's but when I lived there in 79' it had some nice bars to hang at , now a tourist trap . 

+Dan Reese Reminds me of a seriously rough patch I was going through...it was the perfect soundtrack for the time. In a time when no one seemed to hear me, this song assured me that someone else had been where I was.

@Clifton Isaacs We all been there brother , some time in our lives, though many live with a silver spoon nowadays never left home at 35 yrsold, never been down an out .Too bad 4 them LOL 

This is just one of those songs, you turn out the lights, light a candle, grab your woman and get lost in the moment.

18,000?  thats all?  

17.000? only?  this is pure gold

2;29 is one of the best notes on guitar I've heard, sounds to me bending notes..so pretty, so smooth, sends me into guitar ecstasy. Love me some Dickey Betts guitar playing...

I'm a huge guitar playing fan. Mr Bette is one of my favorites n this song has some awesome guitar leads in it. So much passion

that cuz he's the master

Love That Song

I want to be in a gig like that

@Ernest Adams 1978

+Ernest Adams
Sorry, there are no gigs like that,

DON JOHNSON IS A GOOD FRIENDS OF DICKEY BETTS. WHENEVER DB AND GREAT SOUTHERN CAME INTO TOWN SOME TIMES HE'D POP UP AND HANG WITH THE BAND. BOTH SOUTHERN BOYS WHO ENJOYED DRINKING TOGETHER. THEY WOULD WRITE SONGS TOGETHER ALSO..

Love this song. best Greg Allman song ever. Great guitar work by one of my favorite guitarist Dickey Betts. ABB on of the top 10 bands EVER!!!!

when this album came out greg was done with cher and was getting himself back on track with his first love this band and the title says it all

Lovely ladies all dressed in silk and lace.
While you're there, oh, it seems like such a lovely place.
But when you leave there,
You got your hat down on your face.

Dickey Betts and Don Johnson were pretty good friends for quite a while. Don't know if they still are

Great album.

Soulful to the core. @59, been there, done that, just keep taking it one day at a time. Before long, you'll be saying the same thing to the next person with issues, Pay it forward.

I guess that they were pretty good friends at the time!

great song and album , its strange that Don Johnson cowrote 2 songs off this Lp

A True Gem of a Rock Song! (okay, a blues song)...

I don't know about you folks, but this COULD be the best song Greg ever wrote. When I'm feeling like s**t, all I need to do is put this b***h on, and everything looks a whole lot better. Amen.

One of the least appreciated absolutely outstanding LPs I can think of. I spent a day driving Angeles Crest Highway and listened to it twice.