[Verse 1]
Well, when my first wife left me, God knows she put me on the road
You know when my first wife left me, you know she put me out on the road
You know ever since that day, people, I been driftin' from door to door

[Verse 2]
Well, I can get my baby back again, I ain't gon' leave my home no more
Yeah, boy, I ain't
If I can get my baby back again, I ain't gon' leave my home no more
I'm gonna stay at home with my baby, and God knows, gonna settle down
Yeah, boy, settle down when I get back home, I had a good story

[Verse 3]
You know sometimes in travelling, people, you know my clothes got very thin
Barely could [?]
You know sometimes in travelling, you know my clothes got very thin
I had a good-hearted woman, now people, just as good as she could be