It's a cold-blooded world When a man has to pawn his shoes It's a cold-blooded world When a man has to pawn his shoes That's the fix I'm in today I swear I've been abused Yes, the woman is a devil She will trick you if she can Yes, the woman is a devil She will trick you if she can She will tell you that she love you An work out some other plan Got those alimony blues An I sure got to pay some dues Got those alimony blues An I sure got to pay some dues And if I run short of cash It's the road camp, I've got to choose.