Kick out the cat / turn back the clock 
Ain't life sweet baby look what I got 
They took the TV honey 
Oh babe now they took the car 
I skipped the bills yeah 
And I've been drinking at the bar 
Ain't life a treat, it ain't so sweet 
When you're down on down / down on down 
The bank's foreclosing 
And there's a foot inside my door 
The telephone's not ringing 
And I can't take it anymore 
I'm off the track / my last six pack 
And I'm down on down / going down 
Ain't life a treat it ain't so sweet 
When you're going down / down on down 
Hit me Shorty 
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My God the kids are screaming 
And the help she ain't been paid 
My baby upped and left me 
Well I hope she's getting laid 
Ain't life a treat it ain't so sweet 
When you're down on down / going down 
I'm just bad luck looks like I got stuck 
Down on down / down on down 
I took it to the limit, now I'm really in it 
Going down / right on down 
Just like the I.R.S. oh, more is less 
Going down / down on down