[Verse 1]
Low down
Once again
Well I'm strugglin' now
To get by, my friend
It's keepin' me up
Late at night
I can't settle down
My honky-tonk life

[Chorus]
Driftin' around 'bout half past four
With the blues on my back and a bottle on the floor
Drinkin' until I think I'm gonna fall down
'Cause my sweet little baby had to kick me low down (Low down)

[Verse 2]
Low down
Once again
Well, I'm strugglin' now
To get by my friend
It's keepin' me up
Real late at night
Hell, I can't settle down
My honky-tonk life
[Chorus]
Driftin' around 'bout half past four
With the blues on my back and a bottle on the floor
Drinkin' until I think I'm gonna fall down
'Cause my sweet little baby had to kick me low down

[Outro]
Low down
Once again
Well, I'm strugglin' now
Just to get by my friend