I quit my job, ain't got no money   Seems I have to leave this town   Packed my bag, run to the station   Board the train, it's eastward bound      Tell Mama   And all the folks back home   Sometimes a man just feels   He's got to make it alone   Tell Mama   Why I'm leaving so soon   Because this life I lead   Has got me sick through and through      Nothing to do, that's why I had to go   Seems no use in hanging round   I can't stop now, the ticket's in my hand   Board the train, it's eastward bound      Tell Mama   And all the folks back home   Sometimes a man just feels   He's got to make it alone   Tell Mama   Why I'm leaving so soon   Because this life I lead   Has got me sick through and through      I quit my job, ain't got no money   Seems I have to leave this town      Tell Mama   And all the folks back home   Sometimes a man just feels   He's got to make it alone   Tell Mama   Why I'm leaving so soon   Because this life I lead   Has got me sick through and through      Tell Mama   And all the folks back home   Sometimes a man just feels   He's got to make it alone   Tell Mama   Why I'm leaving so soon   Because this life I lead   Has got me sick through and through