[Verse 1]
Street fightin' man
He's a hard one, yes indeed
Just got in from Houston
Who knows when he'll leave
Made his reputation
In small town southern bars
Everyone respects him
Treats him like a star

[Chorus]
Street fighter
Street fightin' man
Street fighter
Street fightin' man
You gotta watch yourself today
While you're on the run
Cover the tracks that you lay down
Your day is gonna come, yes it is

[Verse 2]
He's got a lady waiting
Back home in New Orleans
A Louisiana sweetheart
They call the Southern Queen
He promised her they'd settle down
And make a home someday
But he said, "Babe you've got to wait awhile
I've got one last debt to pay."
[Chorus]
Street fighter
Street fightin' man
Street fighter
Street fightin' man
You gotta watch yourself today
While you're on the run
Cover the tracks that you lay down
Your day is gonna come

[Instrumental Break]

[Bridge]
He met his man at Steeler's Inn
Where they play cards for pay
In a flash two shots were fired
And one man rode away
The crowd began to circle him
As he lay there dying
And in the night he thought he heard
His sweetheart lady crying

[Chorus]
Street fighter
Street fightin' man
Street fighter
Street fightin' man
You better watch yourself today
While you're on the run
Cover the tracks that you lay down
Your day is gonna come