I'm destitute and loosin', all that I got
I got too much booze in me, oh, and I've been smokin' a lot
Sometimes I wish my memory, didn't serve me so good
Maybe then I wouldn't think of the world, but you know that I would
'Cause I'm

Destitute and loosin', all of my mind
But I know I got to meet my maker children, at the end of the line
Nothing good lasts forever, not on this earth
I'm a victim of circumstance, my mistake was my birth
'Cause I'm

Destitute and loosin', sure can't be choosin'
Destitute and loosin', sure can't be choosin'

I'm destitute and loosin', I'm loosin' my way
There will be no more choosin', come the judgment day
There's no place for me to go, but, I know darn well
When it comes time for me to leave here
I'm going straight, straight down to hell
'Cause I'm

I'm destitute and loosin', I'm losin' my mind
Said, I'm destitute and loosin', children, loosin' all the time
I've never been a winner, at nothing I've done
I know that I'm a sinner, and you know my time is come
'Cause I'm

Destitute and loosin', sure can't be choosin'
Destitute and loosin', sure can't be choosin'

Destitute and loosin', sure can't be choosin'
Destitute and loosin', sure can't be choosin'

I've been so low children, I just don't know which way to go
Lord, you know I just don't give a fu—