[Verse 1]
People here’s my story, that I’m going to tell
People here’s my story, that I’m going to tell
Woah yeah you don’t believe me
Woah yeah I just want you to wish me well

[Verse 2]
I ain’t have mother and father, brother, sister I ain’t never
Woah I don’t have no mother, father, brother, sister boys I ain’t never
Woah you know sometimes I feel so lonesome
Woah yeah, I feel just like I wanna scream

[Verse 3]
There’ve been nights I’ve layed down without any food to yet
Woah yeah there’ve been nights I’ve layed down
Woah yeah little girl I didn’t have no food to yet
There’s been days nights where I got heavy
Woah yeah little girl I didn’t have no place to sleep

[Verse 1]
There’ve been days I’ve walked around
Oh yeah I didn’t have no shoes on my feet
Oh yeah there’ve been days I’ve walked around
Oh Lord I didn’t have no shoes on my feet
Lord there’s been so many nights darling
Lord where I’ve got to take the bitters with the sweet