Mean Town Blues (Live at the Fillmore East, NYC, NY - 1970)

Johnny Winter
Album : Johnny Winter And....Live

Lord my mother she done told me and my father done told
me                      
My father told me too, yeah my mother she done told me                      
And my father done told me, my father told me too, it's a mean old town to live
in by yourself                      
Yeah, work for a dollar or several thousand, could not save a
dime                      
You know I worked for a dollar, or several thousand, man couldn't save a
dime                      
Ain't nobody worried and there isn't nobody's crying                      
Yeah, I got my hands outside to get a hold on, try to get some of my
cash                      
Lord I try to get my hands outside to get a hold on, try to get some of my
cash                      
It's those great big smiles to keep us out of that trash                      
So I packed up my suitcase and I move on down, hit that lonesome
road                      
You know I packed up my suitcase and I hit that lonesome, move on
down                      
I'm still crying to make it when the day was done