There's been a whole lot said about your city living. They told us that the streets were paved with gold. And some of us believed 'em, left our home and came looking.
Baby I'm goin' uptown tell the chief police. My woman quit me can't see no peace. She keep me worried - bothered all the time. 'Cos she keep me worried - I'm bothered all the time.
There has been times in my life. When the ground was so cold. Cant find a friend anywhere at all. So my brother said to me. John you got to stand tall.
Everybody's high on consolation. Everybody's tryin' to tell me what is right for me, yeah. My daddy tried to bore me with a sermon. But it's plain to see that they can't comfort me.