if i were you

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 wouldn't 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 it's 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

if i were you

that's what i'd do