Well, you tell me you've got troubles, that you're feelin' low down You say you've got more problems than anybody else in town Well, friend, I'm here to tell you that you shouldn't feel so sad 'Cause things could be worse, Lord, you could be me, and buddy that's bad 'Cause I could tell you things about my life, man, you just could not believe Like that story about the woman I love and how she treated me Well, I've lost my job, I can't find work My car won't start, no, my pet they heard So when things get bad, don't feel so sad 'cause you could be me ♪ I get tired of hearin' everybody always complain They walk around with a frown on their face, it all starts to sound the same If they just had to live this life I've led, then feel the way I do They'd be so doggone happy to be themselves, they'd change their whole attitude 'Cause it don't matter what comes along, I've got news for you There ain't nothin' that could happen I ain't already been through If I had to write a song about my life for you No doubt about it, I'd be singing the blues So when things get bad, don't feel so sad 'cause you could be me ♪ If I had to write a song about my life for you No doubt about it, I'd be singing the blues So when things get bad, don't feel so sad 'cause you could be me Lord have mercy, you don't wanna be me