I'm givin' up and givin' out from givin' in A hundred times you've hurt me still I took you back again The more you play the less I seem to win I'm givin' up and givin' out from givin' in I'm just sick and tired of hearin' you say you're sorry If you stop telling me those lies you wouldn't have to apologize All you've given me is lots of hard times and worry Now you can dry some lonesome on --- I'm givin' up and givin' out from givin' in... [ steel ] I'd rather go through life alone with no one to love me Than cling to a cheatin' man never knowing where I stand Perhaps someday I'll find someone that loves me and wants me But I'll just make it on my own till then I'm givin' up and givin' out from givin' in... I'm givin' up and givin' out from givin' in