I still remember the night I was born
My shoes were ragged and my jeans were torn
No time to worry about none of these things
My mouth was wide open and I just had to sing

Hard luck, keep trucking
I was born to a hard luck world
Hard luck, keep trucking
Lord knows, I'm a hard luck girl

My daddy told me when I was young
"Girl, don't you do what ole Hank William's done"
Now look at my life and all the trouble I've had
Shows what you get when you've got to be bad

Hard luck, keep trucking
Born to a hard luck world
Hard luck, keep trucking
Lord knows, I'm a hard luck girl

Ooh, my story's so sad
Ooh, so bad

Cuz I was foolish and I wouldn't heed
I knew my crazy ways were bound to succeed
Nobody's fault and I won't pass the buck
It was my own hard head and a little bit of

Hard luck, keep trucking
I was born to a hard luck world
Hard luck, keep trucking
Lord knows, I'm a hard luck girl

Hard luck, keep trucking
I was born to a hard luck world
Hard luck, keep on trucking
Lord knows, I'm a hard luck girl