Well, my life seems such a mess And I don't know what to say Said I can't go on a living this way I'd like to go down to the river And drown me if I could But I'd go down remembering So it wouldn't do no good I'd like to leave these thoughts behind But they haunt me every day And I can't go on a living this way Well, I'm always a moanin' I'm always a groanin' I got these weary blues I'm always a cryin', I'm always a sighin' It's always over you Well, I feel too bad to leave this town But I'm too sick to stay Well, I can't go on a living this way Well, my life seems such a mess And I don't know what to say Said I can't go on a living this way I'd like to go down to the river And drown me if I could But I'd go down remembering So it wouldn't do no good I'd like to leave these thoughts behind But they haunt me every day And I can't go on a living this way