Sidewalks of Chicago

<br>This Levi`s that I`m wearin` have been good to me<br>They just won`t admit they`re growin` old<br>Though my shirt`s made contract with a gutter now and then<br>At least it keeps my body from the cold<br>Thank God the folks back home in Harlan County<br>Can`t see what success has done for me<br>Would you believe that kids in Harlan High School voted me most likely to successeed<br>Now I`m walking on the sidewalks of Chicago<br>If I buy the bread I can`t afford the wine<br>Now I`m walking on the sidewalks of Chicago wishing I had lived some other time<br><br>I wasn`t here too long before I met her the lady really swept me off my feet<br>She stayed just long enough for me to love her<br>And now they`re sweepin` me up off the street<br>My mama thinks I`ve really hit the big time<br>She`s written every day since I`ve been gone<br>She don`t know hat 109 East Charlotte is the adress of the West Side Mission Home<br>Now I`m walking on the sidewalks...