I've done some things that I hadn't oughta Like coming home late with the preacher's daughter I'd hit the back door seeing double My ol' man waiting with a fistful of trouble Sometimes you lose, sometimes you're a winner You talk about love, I ain't no beginner I'm a sucker for a juke joint jumpin' I never stop chasin' the scent of the woman It's just the way that I've always been You knock me down, I'm coming back again I sing, I've been there and I've done that I come up smilin' song I've been on top and I've hit the bottom You talk about hard times Lord, I've got 'em Just keep on runnin' and go in full of throttle There ain't no answer in the bottom of a bottle It's just the way that I've always been You knock me down, I'm coming back again I sing, I've been there and I've done that I come up smilin' song Come up smilin' It's just the way that I've always been You knock me down, I'm coming back again I sing, I've been there and I've done that I come up smilin' song It's just the way that I've always been You knock me down, I'm coming back again I sing, I've been there and I've done that And I come up smilin' song Oh, keep on smilin' Oh, keep on smilin'