"Streets Of Baltimore" lyrics

"Streets Of Baltimore"

Well, I sold the farm to take my woman
Where she longed to be
We left our kin and all our friends
Back there in Tennessee
Then I bought those one-way tickets
She'd often beg me for
And they took us to the streets of Baltimore

Well, her heart was filled with gladness
When she saw those city lights
She swore the prettiest place on earth
Was Baltimore at night
Well, a man feels proud to give his woman
What she's longing for
And I kinda like the streets of Baltimore

So I got myself a factory job
I ran an old machine
And I bought a little cottage
In a neighborhood serene
And every night when I'd come home
With every muscle sore
She'd drag me through the streets of Baltimore

Well, I did my best to bring her back
To where she used to be
But I soon learned she loved those bright lights
More than she loved me
So I'm a-going back on that same train
That brought me here before
While my baby walks the streets of Baltimore
While my baby walks the streets of Baltimore


Writer(s): Harlan Howard, Tompall Glaser
album: "Come On Feel The Lemonheads" (1993)
The Lemonheads - Come On Feel The Lemonheads album cover
The Jello Fund
(Instrumental)
Lenny
(Hidden Track)
Miss Otis Regrets
(Reissue Bonus Track)
Learning The Game
(Reissue Bonus Track)
Little Black Egg
(Reissue Bonus Track)
Streets Of Baltimore
(Reissue Bonus Track)
Frying Pan
(Reissue Bonus Track)
He's On The Beach
(Reissue Bonus Track)
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