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

I boarded on the Greyhound, I'll be walkin' out if I go
I was just passin' through, it must be seven months or more
I ran out of time and money
It looks like they took my friend
Oh Lord, I'm stuck in Lodi again

Man from a magazine, he said I was on my way
But somewhere I lost connection, I ran out of songs to play
I planned many times of one-night stands
It looks like my plans fell through
Oh Lord, I'm stuck in Lodi again

If I had a million dollars for every song I've sung
For every time I had to play while people sat there drunk
I know I'll catch the next train back to where I live
Oh Lord, I'm stuck in Lodi again
Oh Lord, I'm stuck in Lodi again
There we go, get ready