Sometimes I win, and sometimes I lose.
Sometimes I cant help myself but to sing the tonkin' blues.
I've been raised and misdirected, lost and looking for some kind of sign
Dont know whose life I'm livin' but it sure ain't mine.
My dear are in the river bed, my dear are in the can.
My dear with a naked head, my legs just wont stand.
I've been drown in the gutter, blinded by this railroad wine.
Dont know whose life you're livin' but it sure ain't mine.
Keep on tellin' me that I've got something to lose.
One too many holes in the soles of my shoes.
Kickin' around town, heavy with my hobo blues.
Roof is a leakin' and my floors they are a boat.
Pick up truck won't run, it wont carry me no more.
I've been pennied and nickled, been turned around and asked for a dime.
Dont know whose life I'm livin' but it sure ain't mine.
People keep tellin' me that I've got something to lose.
One too many holes in the soles of my shoes.
Kickin' around town, oh so heavy with my hobo blues.

Sometimes I win, and sometimes I lose.
Sometimes I cant help myself but to sing the tonkin' blues.
I've been raised and misdirected, lost and looking for some kind of sign
Dont know whose life I'm livin' but it sure ain't mine.