Short life of trouble
A few more words to part
Short life of trouble dear girl
Poor boy with a broken heart

Remember what you promised
Not more than a week ago
You promised that you’d marry me
Standing in your mama’s back door

Short life of trouble
A few more words to part
Short life of trouble dear girl
Poor boy with a broken heart

Now you’ve broken your promise
Go marry who you may
For this old world’s so big and so wide
I’ll ramble back some day

Short life of trouble
A few more words to part
Short life of trouble dear girl
Poor boy with a broken heart

Short life of trouble
A few more words to part
Short life of trouble dear girl
Poor boy with a broken heart