Some people say I'm a no count, others say I'm no good
But I'm just a natural born travelin' man, doin' what I think I should
doin' what I think I should
And I don't give up, I've got a green back, darlin'
I spend the best years hidin'
Playin' soft, playin' wicked tough
The only thing that I understand
The only thing that I understand
When I was a baby, my mama said, hey son
Travel where you will, grow old and be a man
Sing what you must be, son
Sing what you must be, son
And I don't give up, I've got a green back, darlin'
I spend the best years hidin'
Playin' soft, playin' wicked tough
The only thing that I understand
The only thing that I understand
Now that I'm a grown man, I've traveled here and there
I've learned that a bottle of brandy and a song
Are the only one you ever get
Are the only one you ever get
And I don't give up, I've got a green back, darlin'
I spend the best years hidin'
Playin' soft, playin' wicked tough
The only thing that I understand
The only thing that I understand
And I don't give up, I've got a green back, darlin'
I spend the best years hidin'
Playin' soft, playin' wicked tough
The only thing that I understand
The only thing that I understand
The only thing that I understand