I used to be a poor man   but now I'm really broke   Used to be a lemon   now I'm an artichoke   I used to be resourceful   Used to really care   I used to be on the fast track   now I'm goin' nowhere      'Cause I'm a loser, I'm a failure   I've sunk lower than a thief   I'm a dark cloud passing over   I guess you just don't care about breakin' laws   when you're a lost cause      I used to be a stranger   but now I'm really strange   They won't get me now or later   'cause I'm outta their range   I'm sick, I got a fever   or maybe I'm just sick   Go ahead and cut me   but just make it quick      'Cause I'm a loser, I'm a failure   I've sunk lower than a thief   If you got one passing over   Then I don't ever hear too much applause   'Cause I'm a lost cause      Mirror mirror inside my mind   Blow these bad thoughts away   I sure would like to feel mostly blind today   Hey hey hey hey   Hey hey hey hey      I used to be a poor man   but now I'm really broke   I used to be the punchline   now I'm everyone's joke   The truth is I've outcasted myself all along   But that's all right at least I get to sing this song      I'm a loser, I'm a failure   I've sunk lower than a thief   I'm a dark cloud passing over   I'm a lost cause, I'm a failure   I've sunk lower than a thief   I'm a dark cloud passing over   I'm a lost cause   I'm a lost cause   I'm a lost cause   I'm a lost cause   I'm a lost cause   I'm a lost cause