your lookin' at a man that's gettin' kinda madnI had a lot a luck but it's all been badnNo matter how I struggle and strive,nI'll never get out of this world alivennMy fishin' pole's broke, the creek is full of sand,nMy woman run away with another mannNo matter how I struggle and strive,nI'll never get out of this world alivennMy distant uncle passed awaynAnd left me quite a messnAnd I was livin' high until the fatal daynA lawyer proved I wasn't born I was only hatched.nnI'm not gonna worry wrinkles in my brownCause nothin's ever gonna be alright no how.nNo matter how I struggle and strive,nI'll never get out of this world alivennThese Shabby shoes I'm wearin' all the timenAre full of holes and nailsnAnd brother if I stepped on worn out dimenI bet a nickel I could tell you if it's heads or tailsnnI'm not gonna worry wrinkles in my brownCause nothin's ever gonna be alright no how.nNo matter how I struggle and strive,nI'll never get out of this world alivennNo matter how I struggle and strive,nI'll never get out of this world alive