Doin' The Best I Can Lyrics

I never knew much about losing I never knew the score They threw everything they could at me And then they threw some more But I don't need your sympathy I'll take what I can find If I wander with the righteous Or I stumble with the blind And some they take to drinking The red and rose wine And others take the hard way down Rough-riding on a fast main line I'm not a winner or a loser I'm one of the also ran So pin a badge upon my back He's just doin' the best he can Doin' the best I can Doin' the best I can It may not look like much to you But I'm doin' the best I can You judges in your mansions Locked in your marble halls You bishops in your palaces Who hide behind high walls You politicians you hide the truth Confusion is your plan But I'll make my own way good or bad By just doin' the best I can Doin' the best I can Doin' the best I can It may not look like much to you But I'm doin' the best I can So don't give me no handouts I'll either sink or I'll swim You know I've been down to the bottom And I've come back again Don' give me no hard luck stories I couldn't give a damn It's not the winning or the losing It's just doin' the best you can Doin' the best I can Doin' the best I can It may not look like much to you But I'm doin' the best I can