I'm the first one up in the morning
I'm the last one to go to bed
Working all day from sun to sun
Got no place to lay my head

I'm a poor boy
Long, long way from home

Like a bird with a broken wing
Like a window with a broken pane
I'm like a fisherman without a boat
I'm like a rat without a home

See, I'm a poor boy
I'm a long, long way from home

Trying to find a way to get myself off the ground
The job I have done put me down
Trying to find a way to get myself back in the door
I'm all dressed up and no place to go

I'm trying to find a way to get myself off the ground
The baby that I love done put me down
Trying to find a way to get myself back in the door
I'm all dressed up and no place to go
I'm like a child ain't got no mother
Like a pig ain't got no cover
Like a fish ain't got no fins
I'm like a fox don't have a den

See, I'm a poor boy
And I'm a long, long way from home
I'm a poor boy
Long, long way from home

Tell you, I'm a poor boy
And a long, long way from home