There's sometimes I don't believe in nothing   Sometimes I do   That's why it hurts to believe in you   Though I know that pain and sorrow   Ain't nothing new   It really hurts to be hurt by you      Lost my job to no one   Lost my baby to another man   That's what I get for going to 'Nam   Give my life to my country   Now they put me on the welfare line   No it won't be water but fire next time      Sometimes I want to go back to the city   Where I spent my youth   Where I had nothing and nothing to lose      Someday when this country needs a helping hand   And they want mine   I'll tell them, "Buddy just get in line"   And when my baby comes back crying   'Cause her lover ain't around no more   I'll kick that smart ass out the door      There's times I don't believe in nothing   Sometimes I do   That's why it hurts to believe in you   Though I know that pain and sorrow   Ain't nothing new   It really hurts to be hurt by you   It really hurts to be hurt by you