Baby put me way down
Walking through the alleys of midtown
Thinking all about what she stole
I'm crying out: Lord please save my soul!

I've no money since midnight
I bet it all on a fistfight
A pint of whiskey don't last long
I'm crying out, Lord she done me wrong

I won't cry no more
I won't die no more
I won't lie no more
I been way down, but I won't stay down

I came home early at sunrise
She looked into my red eyes
Said she don't want me no more
I'm crying out: Lord! She walked out the door!

Stuck in quicksand, she said
A hatful of sorrow on my head
Can't even get me a good buzz
I can't even find the man that I was

I won't cry no more
I won't die no more
I won't lie no more
I been way down, I won't stay down

My baby put me way down
Walking through the alleys of midtown
Thinkin' all about what she stole
I'm crying out: Lord, please save my soul!

I won't cry no more
I won't die no more
I won't lie no more
I been way down, but I won't stay down
No, no, no, no more