In the hardstone city where the dust gets in your eyes   Pa he's out drinking and there's children crying   Ma sits by the washing, she don't know what to do   Looks like this hardstone city's gonna get on top of you      They say in this hardstone city you gotta carry a gun   Well I ain't gonna carry no shooter for no one   Ain't gonna get me no body's gonna get me down      This hardstone city has me feeling low   All I hear is wildcats screaming on the radio   Gonna get my sister gonna hold her near   Gonna take her right, right out of here      I'm sick and tired of waking up in this town   All I hear is car horns hooting all day long   Gonna get me a lady, fall in love with her   And take her out of this crazy world