Desperate and Depressed

I'm pissed off at the number of people that I meet
Who go to shake my hand with a viper up their sleeve
They freeze me out in the winter, burn me up all summer
Try to take my money when I'm desperate and depressed
Ain't it a mess
Well I've played for free and paid for the miles on my truck
I got no sleep in the motel 'cause the worry keeps me up
It almost drives me crazy, thinkin' about my baby
And how he's gonna love me if I'm desperate and depressed
Can't get no rest
Mama never told me that things would be this way
Daddy tried to warn me that there'd be hell to pay
But if I can't find the money, then I can't buy the time
Ten percent of nothing ain't a dime
We busked in Sarasota, I made twenty-seven bucks
And I wept for Richard Manuel thinkin' I might have his luck
But you talked behind my back but stab me in the front
But don't think you can hurt me 'cause I'm desperate and depressed
Ain't it a mess
So please somebody tell me how to make it stop
This world feels like a roller coaster I just can't get off
Tried rehab and probation, tried self-medication
But none of that can cure you when you're desperate and depressed
Ain't it a mess
Mama never told me that things would be this way
Daddy tried to warn me that there'd be hell to pay
But if I can't find the money then I can't buy the lie
Oh, ten percent of nothing ain't a dime
So don't you try to sell me back what's mine
I'll be desperate and depressed until I die