If I were you I would gladly loan to me A dollar or two So I could eat yeah and maybe Get just one good night of sleep
But I'm not And I'm stranded like a cast away in this town And you seem so unwilling to help a fellow When hes down If I were you that's what I would do
If I were you I wouldnt be out on these streets The whole night through Yeah I'd have a job And a pretty wife that I could come home to
But I don't And I have twenty cents left to my name And your the only one left here That I have to blame If I were you that's what I'd do
But sir its not my way To take from you The things I haven't earned Wish I could go back and heed The Lessons I have learned But I can't
So you gladly put your money In this sack Yes sir this thing is loaded And I have to hammer back If I were you that's what I'd do