Lord, I'm livin' in this worldTryin' to do the best I canLord, I'm livin' in this worldTryin' to do the best I canWell, but things have changed so fast nowadaysYou can't look back at the pastWell, I'm tryin' to make home happyBoys, but I've got to get me downWell, I'm tryin' to make home happyBoys, but I've got to get me downSam, you know the cost of livin'Has gone so highWell, I'm to leaveI'll make a changeRight, Sam, rightAll rightOh, sure, I'll make a changeBoy, you make me homesickWell, I thought I had learned a lessonBack in 1931I thought I had learned a lessonBack in 1931But I got with some big time womenBoy, and I really had too much funWell, it's trueYeah, you wanted me backyou