"I'd Rather Be" lyrics

I'd rather be in a dirty old jailhouse
Wearing a ball and a chain
Than be with a girl who don't love me
Chained by a wedding ring
I'd rather be just an old lonesome hobo
Riding the rails where they wind
Than stay with a girl who don't want me
And let's me know it all the time

And so you're free, you can go where you want to
I wouldn't stand in your way
If you don't want me, I don't want you
And there's nothing else left to say
'Cause I'd rather be in my grave six feet under
Shaded by some faithful tree
Than be with a girl who's unfaithful
And that's what you'd rather be

And so you're free, you can go where you want to
I wouldn't stand in your way
If you don't want me, I don't want you
And there's nothing else left to say
'Cause I'd rather be in my grave six feet under
Shaded by some faithful tree
Than be with a girl who's unfaithful
And that's what you'd rather be