This Levi's that I'm wearin' have been good to me
  They just won't admit they're growin' old
  Though my shirt's made contract 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 that kids in Harlan High School voted me most likely to successeed
  Now I'm walking on the sidewalks of Chicago
  If I buy the bread I can't afford the wine
  Now I'm walking on the sidewalks of Chicago wishing I had 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 I've really hit the big time
  She's written every day since I've been gone
  She don't know hat 109 East Charlotte is the adress of the West Side Mission Home
  Now I'm walking on the sidewalks...