This is a mean ole' world   Baby, to live in all by yourself   I said a mean, mean, mean ole' world   To live in all by yourself   When you can't get the woman you're loving   Because she's loving somebody else      I smile to keep from worrying   And I laugh just to keep from crying   Smile to keep from worrying   Laugh just to keep from crying   Trying to keep the public from knowing   Baby, what I've got on my mind      Someday, baby   When the blood runs cold in my veins   Someday, baby   When the blood runs cold in my veins   You won't be able to mistreat me no more then, baby   'Cause my heart won't feel no pain