I left my hometown, babyThere’ll be big things going downI done left my hometown, babyThere’ll be big things going downNow in this late afternoonIt ain’t none too soonI hit that big city, babyThe streets be paved with goldI hit the big city, babyThe streets here, made of goldI’m standing on my ownThem streets be dirty and coldHere I am in the cityI should’ve stayed at homeHere I am in the cityAnd I’m standing aloneWhat I see ain’t so prettySurely turn me to stone