I’m looking down
My feet take me near
Oh but I don’t dare look ahead
’Cause I ain’t no seer

And it’s a hard way of living now
Never knowing what you want
Some folks they gots it so easy 
Some folks don’t, no they don’t, no they don’t

Well, if I keep at it all night long
Dig all the way to China, don’t you tell me I’m wrong 
If I keep at it all night long
All the way to China don’t you tell me I’m wrong

Yes lie to me, lie to me, now lie
Just lie to me, now lie to me, now lie 
Lordy just lie to me, now lie to me, now lie 
Just lie to me, lie to me, now lie  

It’s all behind me now
No matter which a way I face
So I just keep my feets a moving
All part of this old human race

And it’s a hard way of living now
Never knowing what you lack
I take one step forward
Half a dozen steps back, back, back, back
 
Well, if I keep at it all night long
Dig all the way to China don’t you tell me I’m wrong
I keep at it all night long
All the way to China don’t you tell me I’m wrong

Just lie to me, lie to me, now lie 
Yes lie to me, lie to me, lie
Just lie to me, lie to me, now lie, lie, lie 
Lie to me, now lie to me, now lie