Now you're looking at a man that's getting kinda mad
I had a lot of luck but it's all been bad
No matter how I struggle and strive
I'll never get out of this world alive
Well, my fishing pole's broke, creek's full of sand
My woman ran away with another man
No matter how I struggle and strive
I'll never get out of this world alive
Well, my distant uncle passed away
He left me quite a batch
I was living high until that fatal day
A lawyer proved I wasn't born, I was only hatched
Everything's against me and it's gotten me down
If I jumped in the river I would probably drown
No matter how I struggle and strive
I'll never get out of this world alive
Shake it, baby
Play the guitar, boys, play it, play it
These old shabby shoes, I'm wearing all the time
They're full of holes and nails
Hey, brother if I stepped on a worn out dime
I bet a nickel, I could tell ya if it was heads or tails
And I ain't gonna worry, wrinkles in my brow
'Cause nothing's ever gonna be bright anyhow
No matter how I struggle and strive
I'll never get out of this world alive
No matter how I struggle and strive
I'll never get out of this world alive
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- Miscellaneous
- Jimmie Dale Gilmore
- Fair & Square / Jimmie Dale Gilmore
- Deep in the Heart (Of Texas)
- Spinning Around the Sun
- Monitor This! April
- 107.1 KGSR Broadcasts, Volume 2
- Mudhoney and Jimmie Dale Gilmore
- Fair & Square
- The Best of alt.country: Exposed Roots
- Live at the World Café, Volume 4
- After Awhile
- The Best of Mountain Stage, Volume 2
- Country Outlaws: Renegade Country Music
- Come on Back
- Crowd Around The Mic Live on WNCW Volume 5
- Texans Live From Mountain Stage
- One Endless Night
- Live at the Iron Horse, Volume 1
- CMJ 500