Things I learned in a hobo jungle Were things they never taught me in a class room Like where to find a handout While thumbing through Chicago in the afternoon
Hey I'm not bragging or complaining I'm just talking to myself man to man This old mental fat I'm chewing Didn't take alot of doing But I take alot of pride in what I am
I guess I grew up a loner Don't remember ever having any folks around But I keep thumbing through the phonebooks And looking for my Daddy's name in every town
And I meet lots of people But I always end up leaving on the lam Hey where I've been, where I'm going I didn't take alot of knowing But I take alot of pride in what I am
I never travel in a hurry 'Cause I got nobody waiting for me anywhere Home is anywhere I'm living If it's sleeping on some vacant beach or city square Or if I'm working on some road gang Or just living off the fat of our great land I never been nobody's idol but at least I have a title And I take alot of pride in what I am
This old mental fat I'm chewing Didn't take alot of doing I take alot of pride in what I am