Well I'm standin' at the crossroads With my head hung down and cryin' Well I'm standin' at the crossroads With my head hung down and cryin' Well I was thinkin' about my baby And I know she can't be found I work hard for my baby And she treats me like a slave I work hard for my baby And she treats me like a slave Well she was be tired of livin' I'll put her six feet in the grave Well I'm standin' at the crossroads And my baby's not around Well I'm standin' at the crossroads And my baby's not around I began to wonder If this is Elmore's second down I' standin' here waitin' baby With my heart right in my hand I' standin' here waitin' baby With my heart right in my hand I'm thinkin' about my baby And she's out with another man