At home, doggin' a bone
Knuckle bone and I had a stroke
Tryin' to get away from a two dollar cop

But wantin' ain't gettin'
And gettin' ain't got
And I'm gone
Have mercy, baby

A runaway mule, pig in a poke
Tv screen and a bullfrog croak
Tryin' to find a way To get a bottle of pop

But wantin' ain't gettin'
And gettin' ain't got
And I'm gone
Have mercy, baby

Horse's ear, hoot and a holler
Big... bulge in a righteous squallor
Tryin' to find a place Where nothing's hot

But wantin' ain't gettin'
And gettin' ain't got And I'm gone
Have mercy, baby

The cook's crow, hole in the wall
Man sayin' God is a cannonball
Wanna fly high So I aim for a rock

But wantin' ain't gettin'
And gettin' ain't got And I'm gone
Have mercy, baby

But wantin' ain't gettin' And gettin'
ain't got And I'm gone
Have mercy, baby

But wantin' ain't gettin'
And gettin' ain't got And I'm gone
Have mercy, baby

But wantin' ain't gettin'
And gettin' ain't got And I'm gone
Have mercy, baby