Now you're lookin' at a man that's gettin' kinda mad
I had
lot's of luck but it's all been bad
No matter how I struggle and
strive
I'll never get out of this world alive.
My fishin' pole's broke the creek is full of sand
My woman run
away with another man
No matter how I struggle and strive
I'll never get
out of this world alive.
A distant uncle passed away and left me quite a batch
And I was
livin'g high until that fatal day
A lawyer proved I wasn't born
I was only
hatched.
Ev'rything's agin' me and it's got me down
If I jumped in the
river I would prob'ly drown
No matter how I struggle and strive
I'll never
get out of this world alive.
These shabby shoes I'm wearin' all the time
Are full of holes
and nails
And brother if I stepped on a worn out dime
I bet a nickel I
could tell you if it was heads or tails.
I'm not gonna worry wrinkles in my brow
'Cause nothin's ever
gonna be alright nohow
No matter how I struggle and strive
I'll never get
out of this world alive.