Steppenwolf My Sportin' Life lyrics

Though I can't show you the years of my life
That I spend on the road to freedom
Don't let it throw you, I know of your strife
I know what it's like to roam

I sang 'em a glad song, played 'em a sad song
Sang 'em the whole night long
Just for a dollar or what they could offer
To somebody's ramblin' boy

When the fun was done
I would pack my bags and I was gone
Though the women were kind
There was nothing to bind me to one

'Til somebody changed my rough and rowdy ways
Somebody changed my ole carousing days
Oh, when I was a young boy I learned to survive
'Til somebody came and stayed my sportin' life

I lived in the barrooms, the juke joints and gin mills
I worked any dive in town
Never to proud to pass my hat around
In every place I found

I'll sing you a glad song, play you a sad song
Sing 'em the whole night long
Just for a dollar or what you can offer
To somebody's ramblin' boy

There were times when lonely
Was the only feeling left in me
Or when the cold and the rain

Made it hard on a man to be free

'Til somebody changed my cold and hungry days
Somebody changed my rough and rowdy ways
Well, I don't really care no more 'bout nickels and a dime
The one I love is all I need to help me spend my time

Somebody came, rolled away my stone
Somebody came, and oh, she made me feel at home
Somebody changed my rough and rowdy ways
Somebody changed my ole carousing days

Oh, when I was young boy I learned to stay alive
'Til somebody came and stayed my sportin' life

I'll sing you a glad song, play you a sad song
Sing 'em the whole night long
Just for a dollar or what you can offer
To somebody's ramblin' boy

I'll sing you a glad song, play you a sad song
Sing 'em the whole night long
Just for a dollar or what you can offer
To somebody's ramblin' boy

I'll sing you a glad song, play you a sad song
Sing 'em the whole night long
Just for a dollar or what you can offer
To somebody's ramblin' boy