I knew man who drank himself to death I heard him say with his dying breath I can take it or leave it I really don't need it Yeah I can take it or leave it take it or leave it alone I've got income tax that if I don't pay They say they're gonna give me a new place to stay Well I can take it or leave it well I'd rather not leave it I really don't need it I've already got a good home Smoking's a habit that's hard to break But I can quit twenty times a day Cause I can take it or leave it I really don't need it Yes I can take it or leave it take it or leave it alone My sweet lover left me livin' all alone Ain't had no lovin' since she's been gone Yeah I can take it or leave it but I'd rather not I leave it Yeah I really not leave it I really not leave it alone