My Daddy said, "Son, don't you come to me cryin'
'Cause money don't make no happy man, oh no"
He said, "The grass is always greener
Any place except where you stand"
Some are born to win and some born to lose
I sing them poor boy blues
Lived uptown, downtown
Lord I've lived everywhere
Almost drowned in the puddle
Of my own sweat, I swear
I believe it's due time
Get my mansion in ole Bel Air
That they're poor boy blues, poor boy blues
You don't know how I'm feelin', baby
Unless you wear my shoes
I said sure as I'm standin'
I got them a poor boy blues
Friday nights I get tanked up
Tossed into the local slam
I get three square meals
Someone gets me out of this jam
In the meanwhile all my green
Is going to Uncle Sam, pay that tax, baby
Poor boy blues, poor boy blues
You don't know how I'm feelin'
Baby unless you wear my shoes
Sure as I'm standin'
Got them a poor blues
Walk this dog
Got them poor boy blues, I said poor boy blues
You don't know how I'm feelin'
Baby, unless you wear my shoes
Sure as I'm standin'
Got them a poor boy blues, yeah
Poor boy blues, poor boy blues
You don't know how I'm feelin'
Baby unless you wear my shoes
Sure as I'm standin'
I got them, I got them
I got them poor boy blues