[Verse 1]
Just about a year ago
I set out on the road
Seekin' my fame and fortune
And lookin' for a pot of gold
Things got bad and things got worse
I guess you know the tune
Oh, Lord, stuck in Lodi again

[Verse 2]
I rode in on the Greyhound
I'll be walkin' out if I go
I was just a-passin' through
Must be seven months or more
I ran out of time and money
It looks like they took my friend
Oh, Lord, stuck in Lodi again

[Verse 3]
The man from the magazine
Said I was on my way
Somewhere I lost connections
I ran out of songs to play
I came into town a one night stand
Looks like my plans fell through
Oh, Lord, stuck in Lodi again
[Verse 4]
If I only had a dollar
For every song I sung
Every time I've had to play
While people sat there drunk
You know I'd catch the next train
Back to where I live
Oh, Lord, stuck in Lodi again

[Outro]
Oh, Lord, stuck in Lodi again