Well, I'm broke, lovesick and driftin'
And I've done a lot of hard, hard livin'
Livin' on the road and seein' how it goes
I grew up fast and it shows

'Cause livin' the nightlife is where I belong
And drinkin' with the drunks who don't want to go home
And it's hard, it's rough but I can't quite get enough
Oh, I'm doin' the best that I can

Well, I'm broke, lovesick and driftin'
And I've had my share of good women
I once had a good home, a wife to call my own
But now I'm here drunk and alone

'Cause livin' the nightlife is where I belong
And drinkin' with the drunks who don't want to go home
And it's hard, it's rough but I can't quite get enough
Oh, I'm doin' the best that I can