Hmm, the Levi's that I'm wearing have been good to meThey just won't admit they're growing oldThough my shirt's made contact with the gutter now and thenAt least it keeps my body from the coldThank God folks back home in Harlan CountyCan't see what success has done to meWould you believe the kids in Harlan High SchoolVoted me most likely to succeedNow I'm walking on the sidewalks of ChicagoOhIf I buy the breadI can't afford the wineNow I'm walking on the sidewalks of ChicagoWishing I could live some other timeI wasn't here too long before I met herAnd then laterShe really swept me off my feetAnd she stayed just long enough to make me love herAnd now they're sweeping me up off the streetMy mama thinks I've really hit the big timeShe's written every day since I've been goneBut she doesn't know that 109 West CharlotteIs the address I need to go toNow I'm walking on the sidewalks of ChicagoIf I buy the breadI can't afford the wineNow I'm walking on the sidewalks of ChicagoWishing I had lived some other timeWould you believe the kids in Harlan High School