I lay my head on the railroad tracks I'm waiting for the double E The railroad don't run no more Poor, poor, pitiful me Poor, poor, pitiful me Poor, poor, pitiful me These young girls won't let me be Lord have mercy on me, woe is me Well, I met a girl in West Hollywood Well, I ain't naming names But she really worked me over good She was just like Jesse James She really worked me over good She was a credit to her gender She put me through some changes Lord Sort of like a waring blender Poor, poor, pitiful me Poor, poor, pitiful me These young girls won't let me be Lord have mercy on me, woe is me Woo! Poor, poor, pitiful me Poor, poor, pitiful me These girls won't let me be Lord have mercy on me, woe is me I met a girl at the rainbow bar She asked me if I'd beat her She took me back to the hired house I don't wanna talk about it (hut!) Poor, poor, pitiful me (woo) Poor, poor, pitiful me (Hut! Never mind) Poor, poor, pitiful me (Woo-hoo, yeah) Poor, poor, pitiful me

Well, I lay my head on the railroad track Waitin' on the double E But the train don't run through here no more Poor, poor pitiful me Poor, poor pitiful me Poor, poor pitiful me Oh, these boys won't let me be Lord, have mercy on me Woe, woe is me Well, I met a man out in Hollywood And I ain't namin' names But he really worked me over good Just like Jesse James Yes, he really worked me over good He was a credit to his gender He put me through some changes, Lord Sorta like a wearing blender Poor, poor pitiful me Poor, poor pitiful me Oh, these boys won't let me be Lord, have mercy on me Woe, woe is me Well, I met a boy in the Vieux-Carré Down in Yokohama He picked me up, and he threw me down Sayin', "Please, don't hurt me, mama" Poor, poor pitiful me Poor, poor pitiful me Oh, these boys won't let me be Lord, have mercy on me Woe, woe is me Poor, poor, poor me Poor, poor pitiful me Poor, poor, poor me Poor, poor pitiful me Poor, poor, poor me Poor, poor pitiful me

Found it in his closet Right behind the lies I wish I never saw it The secret in his eyes Poor, poor me He never told me how long I'd been living in the dark No one turned the light on I fell and broke my heart Poor, poor me Poor me Poor me this Poor me that Why do I keep looking back? Poor me this Poor me that It's not white, it's not black Grey's the colour that I see Still can't believe he'd leave me To love her Pour, pour me Another Tried to face it But so far down inside I just can't shake it My stupid pride Poor, poor me Poor me Poor me this Poor me that Why do I keep looking back? Poor me this Poor me that It's not white, it's not black Grey's the colour that I see Still can't believe he'd leave me To love her Pour, pour me Another I know it should get better Oh, but it never does I wish he'd never met her Then everything would be the way it was Poor me this Poor me that Poor me this Poor me that Poor me this Poor me that Why do I keep looking back? Poor me this Poor me that It's not white, it's not black Grey's the colour that I see I still can't believe that he'd leave me To love her Poor, poor me Pour, pour me Another

Poor me, oh, oh, oh, oh, oh Poor me, oh, oh, oh, oh, oh Sorry thoughts leaping around my head It's been heard and it's been said, that You tried to date another guy Didn't hide, didn't even try Cheating me with lies again Making me remember when I used to hold you baby So tight, each night, that's right I kinda hoped that maybe you might Fall for me Why oh why do voices say to me Sit and cry, that this was meant to be Loves unkind and loves untrue Oh why did love pick out you For me, poor me Ha, ha, poor me Poor me I used to hold you baby So tight, each night, that's right I kinda hoped that maybe you might Fall for me Oh why, oh why do voices say to me Sit and cry, that this was meant to be Loves unkind and loves untrue Oh why did love pick out you For me, poor me Ah, ah, poor me Poor me

This is for the good ol' boys knee-deep in the concrete Workin' 60 hours 'cause he's saving for a diamond ring This is for that single mom that's working on a double shift Cleanin' off a plate so she can fill the one to feed her kids Whoa You only get it if you know And I know I work my fingers to the bone 'Til I ain't got nothing left I earned everything I own Signed my name with blood and sweat And it goes one time if your boots get muddy Two times if your truck ain't clean Three times if you're just like me This one's for the home team This one's for the home team Put 'em up if you're just like me This one's for the home team If your dug-out is a dive bar and your pocket's full of dirt You've got your boss's number on the backside of your shirt Come in crates, slam 'em down 'til your back doesn't hurt Most folks only see the worst, but I'm proud I work my fingers to the bone 'Til I ain't got nothing left I earned everything I own Signed my name with blood and sweat And it goes one time if your boots get muddy Two times if your truck ain't clean Three times if you're just like me This one's for the home team This one's for the home team Put 'em up if you're just like me This one's for the home team Whoa You only get it if you know Whoa You only get it if you know I work my fingers to the bone 'Til I ain't got nothing left I earned everything I own Signed my name with blood and sweat And it goes one time if your boots get muddy Two times if your truck ain't clean Three times if you're just like me This one's for the home team This one's for the home team Put 'em up if you're just like me This one's for the home team

I'm going to the bar tonight Just tryna get my mind right Maybe a couple shots of jack Anything labeled black Something's gonna work this time 'Cause I swear she's messin' with my head Turnin' every single street light red But when I see that neon sign I know I'll be alright I'm going to the bar tonight But she's everywhere Yeah, in the backseat When I look in the mirror Her feet on the dash While I'm just tryna steer Clear of the heart ache Pedal down, and no brakes Yeah, whatever it takes To leave her behind Let the wheels spin her off my mind 'Cause she does it to me every single time I go too far This is how it starts She ain't even in the car But she drove me to the bar Instead of tryna get her back I'm headed out to tip one back Yeah, maybe two or three For the memories I put them all on my tab (I guess it's come to that) But she's everywhere Yeah, in the backseat When I look into the mirror Her feet on the dash While I'm just tryna steer Clear of the heart ache Pedal down, and no brakes Yeah, what ever it takes To leave her behind Let the wheels spin her off my mind 'Cause she does it to me every single time I go too far This is how it starts She ain't even in the car But she drove me to the bar Yeah, yeah (woo) Come on But she's everywhere Yeah, in the backseat When I look in the mirror Her feet on the dash While I'm just tryna steer Clear of the heart ache Pedal down, and no brakes Yeah, whatever it takes To leave her behind Let the wheels spin her off my mind 'Cause she does it to me every single time I go too far This is how it starts She ain't even in the car But she drove to the bar Yeah, yeah She drove me to the bar Yeah, yeah She drove me to the bar