Some men never get their lives together Born to lose seems to be their destiny Tormented all their lives by unseen leaving Men like Hank and George Lefty and me We know how it's like to wake up crying And need a drink to help us go to sleep Oh there's a hell here on earth I ain't lying For Hank and George Lefty and me [ steel ] Every woman we've ever loved drove us crazy Ain't that way Tom it always seems to be When God passed out mercy he passed over Hank and Lefty me and old TC So we learned to set our heartaches to music And our tears in some melodies You die young when you're living what you're singing Like Hank and George Lefty and me Like old Hank and Lefty and me and old TC