If I were you   I would gladly loan to me   A dollar or two   So I could eat yeah and maybe   Get just one good night of sleep      But I'm not   And I'm stranded like a cast away in this town   And you seem so unwilling to help a fellow   When hes down   If I were you   Thats what I would do      If I were you   I wouldnt be out on these streets   The whole night through   Yeah I'd have a job   And a pretty wife that   I could come home to      But I dont   And I have twenty cents left to my name   And your the only one left here    That I have to blame   If I were you   Thats what I'd do      But sir its not my way    To take from you   The things I havent earned   Wish I could go back and heed   The Lessons I have learned   But I Cant      So you gladly put your money   In this sack   Yes sir this thing is loaded   And I have to hammer back   If I were you   Thats what I'd do      If I were you    Thats what I'd do