Private Battle

Now I don't know nothing or nobody
And I don't expect nothing in return
And I don't care what you do to me
'Cause it don't cause me no concern
You tell me that I'm a gift to you
While you turn around and slap me in the face
Well I got my own private battle to fight
And you can run your own rotten race

Now I saw you last night at the honky-tonk
You kissed me and said to follow
But the way you treat me down the line
Your hard luck tale's a little hard to follow
If you love me come out and say it
If not I'll find a change of pace
'Cause I got my own private battle to fight
And you can run your own rotten race

You can tell them all to lеave me alone
'Causе I can't even find a job
And nobody gives nothing away
To a hard-working honest slob
Now I'm gonna leave this dirty old town
And not even leave a trace
I got my own private battle to fight
And you can run your own rotten race

Now just what is it that I owed you
And why do you pick on me?
You run buck-shot for your calls
While you're crawling up everyone else's tree
Well baby I'm good-looking
And the cup's made out of lace
But I got my own private battle to fight
And you can run your own rotten race

Now I called you last night on the telephone
And you said you were hanging up
If you had some kind of fancy cooking to do
And some real important stuff
Well baby, when I look back at you
All I see is weight
'Cause I got my own private battle to fight
And you can run your own rotten race

Now you come to me for money
To help you pay your rent
Sometimes I think, if it weren't for me
You wouldn't even have a doggone tent
Baby, I hear the open road
Now I'm gonna make a little haste
I got my own private battle to fight
And you can run your own rotten race