I've got a mind to give up living, And go shopping instead I've got a mind to give up living, And go shopping instead Pick me up a tombstone, And be pronounced dead Well, I read your letter this morning, That was on your place in bed Oh, when I read your letter this morning, That was on your place in bed That's when I decided that I'd be better off dead Oh, yeah! When I read your letter this morning, That was on your place in bed Yes, when I read your letter this morning, That was on your place in bed That's when I decided that I'd be better off dead It read, "There is no use looking or ever hoping, Or ever hoping to get me back" "Oh, no use looking, baby or ever hoping to get me back Because it's all over now and, baby, you can bet on that" Oh, yeah!