Now, I don't owe nothing to nobody
And I don't expect nothing in return
Now, I don't care what you do to me
'Cause it don't cause me no concern
You tell me that I must give 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 love tale's a little hard to swallow
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 leave me alone
'Cause 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 owe to you
And why do you pick on me?
You run buck shot for your cause
While you're crawling up everyone else's tree
Well, baby, I'm good-looking
And my cuff'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
That 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 waste
'Cause I got my own private battle to fight
And you can run your own rotten race
Now you come to me for money
Helps you pay your rent
Sometimes I think if it weren't for me
You wouldn't even have a doggone cent
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