Yeah      Ain't no good life   Not the one that I lead   'Cause the more I fight the sadness, yeah   It only seems the more that I grieve      Well, I look back on the good times   As some lost part of me   I wanna know, tell me why is it so      Well, just 'cause I don't pray   Lord, that don't mean I ain't forgiven   Just 'cause I'm alive   That don't mean I'm makin' a livin'      I'm gonna get myself together   I'm gonna try a dyin' attempt   Talkin' about the good times slippin' by   Yeah, I tell ya now   I don't even know where last month went      Well, I can't make no money, baby   Well, 'cause my money's already spent   And I know where it went   I said, it went on that damn rent      Well, I don't mean change   Baby, I mean foldin' money   Well, I want lovin', said, I don't need nobody   I don't need nobody, now      Ain't exactly my idea   It's sort of old, borrowed and blue   Just tryin' to say, don't try that straight life buddy   Or you'll find it kind of hard on you      Woman, don't try to cook nothin' up   Ooh, brother you know   You'll only wind up in your own stew   Just don't let nobody tell you   Oh, what you oughta do