well i know you couldn t love me cause you re promised to a wealthy man take a look what are you seein is that a noose or a wedding band should i go to see a healer nervous twitchin in my hands nervous twitchin in my head god help me rid this feelin cause i m fallin all to pieces and i can t get out of bed beggars and hangers on try to take you from me someone with a bible in his pocket cloudin everything you see beggars and hangers on they chip it away bury your soul in the river cause the end is here to stay god help me rid this feelin cause i m fallin all to pieces and i can t get out of bed i was wrong i don t need you it seems reckless and unfair better days are far behind me guess that s another cross i ll have to bear i know that there s a time and a reason to take that ghost and lock it up inside and maybe i am down but i m not beaten like anything we were born to die  beggars and hangers on try to take you from me someone with a bible in his pocket cloudin everything you see beggars and hangers on they chip it away bury your soul in the river cause the end is here to stay beggars and hangers on beggars and hangers on no no no no no no no no no no no no no no no no no no no no no no no no no no no no no no no no no no no no