I stood on faith and the corner of ambition   I came here to sink or swim   And to show them all that they were wrong   And though I never thought I'd make it this far      So the curtains are down   For the moment I'm someone   There were those in the wings who waited, who came this way   Now there gone   But there's always someone at home who never forgets who you are      When I'm down and I'm growing old   I won't be along no railroad track   I won't be bound to a life out in the cold   It's been a steady pace to keep my steps between these cracks on Broadway   And my stride in rhythm to the beat of home, sweet home      When I'm down and I'm growing old   I won't be along no railroad track   I won't be bound to a life out in the cold   It's been a steady pace to keep my steps between these cracks on Broadway   And my stride in rhythm to the beat of home, sweet home      Can't go on, I'm on the top of my better years   I'm going home, it's too lonesome on the bottom rung here      It's been a steady pace to keep my steps between these cracks on Broadway   And my stride in rhythm to the beat of home, sweet home