You've come a long way from St. Pete You've climbed the ladder of success I've seen a lot of crazy cars that were parked out in front of your fancy dress You came a long way from St. Pete You broke a lot of hearts between I've seen a lot of clever boys who were doing alright till you came home to see Had to blow the middle west I wound up in a mess And situations there are rough But baby I got news for you I'm from Missouri too So straighten up or get left out You've had me walking by the west side A feeling I ain't gonna know You came a long way from St. Louis But baby you still got a long way to go You had to blow the middle west I wound up in a mess And situations there are rough But baby I got news for you I'm from Missouri too So straighten up or get left out You've had me walking by the west side A feeling I ain't gonna know You came a long way from St. Louis But baby you still got a long way to go