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Livin' It Down

Livin’ It Down Delbert McClinton


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 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 life line and she threw me a noose
I got the short end of the chicken and she got the golden goose.

Chorus:

She's living it up,and I'm tryin' to live it down.
Just when I got it all together ,it's all about to come unwound.
Everybody laughin' behind my back, baby sure is a sad old sound.
She's out there livin it up and I'm trying to live it down.

{Ride}

I had my ducks in a row and she shot 'em,
I had my eggs in a basket she dropped 'em
I threw her outta the house but she was back like a boomarang.
Sometimes you get the honey, sometime all you get is the stang.

Chorus:

She's living it up, and I'm tryin' to live it down.
Just when I got it all together ,it's all about to come unwound.
Everybody laughin' behind my back, baby sure is a sad old sound.
She's out there livin it up and I'm trying to live it down.

She's out there livin it up and I'm trying to live it down.