This Life

Lyrics

[Chorus] This life, this mean old life Ain't nothing for a girl, for a trusting girl This life, this mean old life Is full of care and woe everywhere I go I give my heart away but five'll get you ten It comes back again Can't live in this old life Not for the life of me [Verse 1] Once I fell in love, well, in love But it did me no credit First, he said he'd forget me not Then forgot that he said it So I wrote a note, quote, "I'm yours" But the skunk never read it That's the cheating kind of a guy women find In this mean old life [Chorus] This life, this mean old life Ain't nothing for a girl This life, this mean old life Is full of care and woe I give my heart away but five'll get you ten It comes back again Can't live in this old life Not for the life of me [Verse 2] Where is there a gent with an arm I'd be proud to be seen on? Someone with a heart, very smart That a lady could lean on? I'm so full of trust, I could bust For some guy to be keen on Someone pure and clean like a well-oiled machine In this mean old life [Piano Solo] [Chorus] I give my heart away but five'll get you ten It comes back again Can't live in this old life Not for the life of me Can't live in this old life Not for the life of me