livin' it down

my ship came and she sunk it

i was the toast of the town and she drunk it

i had a run of good luck and she ran it right into the ground

and now's she's puttin' on a show and

i get to play the clown

i had the wind in my sails and she took it

i had the world by the tail and she shook it

i reached out for a lifeline and she threw me a noose

i got the short end of the chicken and

she got the golden goose

she's livin' it up

and i'm tryin' to live it down

just when i got it all together

it's all about to come unwound

everbody laughing behind my back

baby

sure is a sad old sound

she's out there livin' it up and i'm tryin' to live it down

oh man i'm having a hard time

i wouldn't talk to a dog the way that woman talks to me

sheesh

and money

i ain't got no more money

she done spent all my money

it's bad bad business

bad business

i had my ducks in a row and she shot 'em

i had my eggs in a basket and she dropped 'em

i her out of the house but she was back like a boomerang

sometime you get the honey

sometime all you get is the sting

she's livin' it up

and i'm tryin' to live it down

just when i got it all together

it's all about to come unwound

everbody laughing behind my back

baby

sure is a sad old sound

she's out there livin' it up and i'm tryin' to live it down

she's livin' it up

and i may never live it down