Back in the sixties I was livin' in the city Once upon a night she would show I was great Ridin' down the street in a big black car Everyone would treat me like a movie star Somewhere along got there in the slum Walked into a swamp and I landed in the dump Ain't got nothin' left but a funky little mama Baby, don't go, and mama, don't go Well, I get up in the morning, tryin' to find myself a job But it won't last, I ain't got a sup Meet a welfare lady on the way, Lord, have mercy, now can't get the pay Somewhere along... Well, it's stupid and plain, you just can tell I shove around the corner and give it hell Git it hell, give it hell, woman, give it hell Now out on the streets it gets a little rough I don't like things get tough Out on the streets in a sleeping bag Oh, I tell you it sure feels a drag