try to understand what i m going through don t blame me for what folks will do for some of us it s not a good time but you ve gotta to get used to it and you d better resign yourself you get what you deserve you ought to find out what it s worth and you ve gotta have a lot of nerve you just do what pleases you go on and sigh out every move you re gonna get a place in the scene all god s orphans get face in the dream you get what you deserve you ought to find out what it s worth and you ve gotta have a lot of nerve too bad such a drag so much pain down the drain a lot of us ain t got many friends try to understand what i m going through don t blame me for what folks will do for some of us it s not a good time but you ve gotta to get used to it and you d better resign yourself you get what you deserve you ought to find out what it s worth and you ve gotta have a lot of nerve you get what you deserve