[Verse 1]
Rooster crows in the mornin'
Goes to bed when the sun goes down
Big man does his struttin' and crowin'
At every little bar downtown
Workin' man pays on credit
Rich man holds the loan
Me, I'm workin' on a buildin'
No rich man's ever gonna own

[Chorus]
Oh my (Oh my, oh my)
I have a hard time rememberin'
Gotta keep learnin' my lesson (Learnin' my lesson)
Learnin' my lesson again

[Verse 2]
Well, the young man thinks about winnin'
Me, I think about home
Old man sittin' on the bedside
Thinks about dyin' all alone
Mama needs a long vacation
Junior needs a talkin' to
Daddy needs a better way of sayin' what he's thinkin'
Now, tell me what else is nеw
[Chorus]
Oh my (Oh my, oh my)
I have a hard time remеmberin'
I gotta keep learnin' my lesson (Learnin' my lesson)
Yeah, learnin' my lesson again

[Post-Chorus]
Learnin' my lesson (Oh, learnin' my lesson again)

[Bridge]
Love is a ragin' river
Love is a burnin' brand
Love is fragile as a songbird
Hidin' in the palm of my hand

[Chorus]
Oh my (Oh my, oh my)
I have a hard time rememberin'
I gotta keep learnin' my lesson (Learnin' my lesson)
Learnin' my lesson again
Oh my (Oh my)
I have a hard time rememberin' (A hard time rememberin')
Gotta keep learnin' my lesson (Learnin' my lesson)
Learnin' my lesson again

[Outro]
Learnin' my lesson (Learnin' my lesson again)