Sidewalks Of Chicago Lyrics - Porter Wagoner

These Levi's that I'm wearin' have been good to me 

They just won't admit they're growin' old 

And though my shirt's made contact with a gutter now and then 

At least it keeps my body from the cold 

Thank God the folks back home in Harlan County 

Can't see what success has done for me 

Would you believe the kids in Hopewell High School 

Voted me most likely to succeed 

Now I'm walking on the sidewalks of Chicago 

If I buy the bread I can't afford the wine 

Walking on the sidewalks of Chicago wishing I'd have lived some other time 

I wasn't here too long before I met her the lady really swept me off my feet 

She stayed just long enough for me to love her 

And now they're sweepin' me up off the street 

My mama thinks that I've really hit the big time 

Why she's wrote to me every day since I've been gone 

But she don't know hat 109 East Charlotte 

Is the address of the East Side Mission Home 

Now I'm walking on.