the one i love don t want me hanging round all she does is put me on and put me down tonight she s with a stranger at a party in her home and i m here at a tavern gettin stoned cause if i gotta go i ll go down swinging where there s lights and laughter booze and blonds and a lot of sad sad singing i ll sober up tomorrow and cry all day i know at least i ll go down swinging what a swinging way to go i dance with all the girls and buy the wine play the jukebox till i m down to my last dime she thinks she made a fool of me by loving someone else she should see me make a fool out of myself cause if i gotta go 