the levi's that i'm wearing have been good to methey just won't admit they're growing oldthough my shirt's made contact with the gutterat least it keeps my body from the coldthank god the folks back home in harlan countycan't see what success has done to mewould you believe the kids in harlan high schoolthey voted me most likely to succeedand i'm walking onthe sidewalks of chicagoif i buy the bread i can't afford my winei'm walking on the sidewalk of chicagowishing i had lived some other timei wasn't here too longbefore i met herand the lady really swept me off my feetshe stayed just long enough to make me love hernow they're picking me up off the streetmy mama thinks i've really hit the big timeshe's written every daythat i'm in trouble with herand gonebut she doesn't know that 109 west charlotteis the address of the west side mission homeand i'm walking on the sidewalks of chicagoif i buy the bread i can't afford my winei'm walking on the sidewalk of chicagowishing i had lived some other time