My daddy told me a long time agonNever take candy from a strangernI should've thought about that when I met younI should've run away from the dangernOh, but like a child, I believed what you saidnI let your lies run dreams through my headnI let you have what you wanted, and now you’re gonenAnd you left me cussin’ and a-cryin’ and a-carryin’ onn‘Bout the way you hurt men'Bout my bad mistakesnWell, I guess I have to keep on carryin’ on, 'til they carry me on when I’m dead from heartachesnnYou moved right in and took menCourse, you knew I was impressednAll the time I thought you loved me, yes I didnNow I know I was just another contestnBut I'm walking the floor, thinking about you nownWondering how I'm gonna make it without younI've been a poor, poor poor poor fool, to let you do me wrongnTo let you leave me cussin' and a-cryin' and a-carryin' onn‘Bout the way you hurt menAnd 'bout my bad mistakesnWell, I guess I have to keep on carryin’ on, 'til they carry me on when I’m dead from heartachesnnMark my word, you gonna pay the pricenYou gonna meet somebody, someday, somewhere, that’s gonna make you think twicenYou gonna meet yourself somebody that’s gonna turn you onnShe’ll leave you cussin’ and cryin’ and a carryin’ onn‘Bout the way she hurt youn'Bout your bad mistakesnWell, I guess you have to keep on carryin’ on, 'til they carry you on when you're dead from heartachesnn‘Bout the way you hurt me!nAnd 'bout my bad mistakes!nWell, I guess I have to keep on carryin’ on, 'til they carry me on when I’m dead from heartaches