box #10

well out of southern illinois

come a down home country boy

he's gonna make it in the city playin guitar in the studio

well he hadn't been there an hour

when he met a broadway flower

you know she took him for his money and she left him in a cheap motel

well now it's easy for you to see

that that country boy is me

tell me how'm i ever gonna break the news to the folks back home

well i was gonna be a big success

but that's all ended up a mess

and in the process

i got messed up too

hello mom and dad i hate to call ya collect

but i ain't got a cent to my name

well i'm sleepin in the hotel doorway

and tonight they say it's gonna rain

and if i could only get me some money

i'd be back on my feet again

send it in care of the sunday mission box number 10

well out of southern illinoos

still worry about their boy

but this boy's goin' home soon's he gets the fare

well as soon as i got the bread

i got a pop upside my head

you know they left me in an alley

took my money and my guitar too

hello mom and dad i hate to call ya collect

but i ain't got a cent to my name

well i'm sleepin in the hotel doorway

and tonight they say it's gonna rain

and if i could only get me some money

i'd be back on my feet again

send it in care of the sunday mission box number 10

send it in care of the sunday mission box number 10