Billy Boy Arnold Too Many Old Flames Lyrics

I know you work real hard baby
On your job
Your tryin' to get ahead
You wanna buy yourself a little spread

But when I found out your first husband
Was your boss
That was too much for me baby
I just can't afford the cost

There's too much competition
There's too much heat in the kitchen
Cause o-o-o-oh baby you've got too many old flames

You said the mailman was your neighbor
And he always treat you nice
The one thing I can't understand baby
Why do he deliver so late at night?

I know you got a little child baby
And his daddy wanna see him once in a while
A why do he have a key to your door baby?
If he don't mean nothin' to you no more

There's too much competition
There's too much heat in the kitchen
Cause o-o-o-oh baby you've got too many old flames I spend the night with ya' baby
And everything was grand
You told me that you love me
You didn't love no other man

But 3 o'clock in the mornin'
The telephone ring
You picked up the receiver
You said it's just somebody playin' a game

There's too much competition
There's too much heat in the kitchen
Cause o-o-o-oh baby you've just got too many old flames

Now we was doin' alright baby
We was makin' wedding plans
I gave you the benefit of the doubt
I tried to understand

But every time we go out baby
Some man knew your name
You just keep on tellin' me
It's just another one of your old flames

There's too much competition
There's too much heat in the kitchen
Cause o-o-o-oh baby I can't compete with all these old flames