I don't know where I'm goingBut I sure know where I've beenAnd all the things I'm doingI ain't gonna do them againI got me a simple womanJust waiting to feel at homeAnd have some little childrenThat we can call our ownHelp me!About to lose my soulWell I amTrying to reach my goalSomeday I'm gonna do thingsProve it to myselfLove for my womanIs all that I've got leftI knew that wasn't easyBut this is just too muchIt ain't no less than nothingAnd it can't get worse than toughHelp me!I'm about to lose my soulWell I amTrying to reach my goalI've been up to ChicagoBeen down to the seaBut all these hard timesDone made up to leave out of meLook up to the sea at the bottomThere ain't no joy in thatI can tell you womanThat flat is flat as flatHelp me!I'm about to lose my controlWoman!Trying to reach my goalOh help meI'm about to feel alone now childHelp me!Help me!Come on back take me for a while