The Levi's that I'm wearing have been good to me
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They just won't admit they're growing old
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And though my shirt's made contract with a gutter now and then
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At least it keeps my body from the cold
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Thank God the folks back home in Harlan County
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Can't see what success has done for me
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Would you believe that kids in Harlan High School
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Voted me most likely to successeed
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Now I'm walking on the sidewalks of Chicago
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If I buy the bread I can't afford the wine
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Yes I'm walking on the sidewalks of Chicago
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Wishing I'd have lived some other time
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I wasn't here too long before I met her
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The lady really swept me off my feet
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She stayed just long enough for me to love her
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And now they're sweepin' me up off the street
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My mama thinks I've really hit the big time
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She's written every day since I've been gone
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She don't know that 109 East Charlotte
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Is the adress of the East Side Mission Home
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And I'm walking on the sidewalks...
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Yes I'm walking on the sidewalks...
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Sidewalks Of Chicago
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Del Reeves |