Some men have all the luck
Some have none at all
I'm standing by the side of the road
Feeling about two feet tall
I've been 'round a dozen times
Out the gates and through the pines
I way, way past the starting line
And I hear the bugle call
Mama, take me down
To where the trumpets do not blow so loud
Mama, get me bound
From this underground
I see you're leaning on a crutch
The one that says you love too much
But if its true, and that exists
Then why'd you make me go like this?
I did what I had to do
Love has got to be for two
I guess you loved me just for you
If you did at all
Mama, take me down
To where the neon lights don't glow so proud
Mama, get me bound
From this underground
And marble Tom stays so serene
He washed his clothes and he keeps them clean
He licked his chops in Aberdeen
And he hangs his hat in Gaul
He said lets go to Moscow
I've had it all in Ghent
And we're half a day and lost now
And all my money's spent
He'll be gone tomorrow
Tomorrow I'll be bent
Some men have all the luck
Some ain't got a cent
Mama, take me down
Round me up don't fail me now
Mama get me bound
From this underground