Well it's lonesome in this old town

Everybody puts me down

I'm a face without a name

Just walking in the rain

Goin' back to Houston, Houston, Houston



I got holes in both of my shoes

Well I'm a walking case of the blues

Saw a dollar yesterday

But the wind blew it away

Goin' back to Houston, Houston, Houston



I haven't eaten in about a week

I'm so hungry when I walk I squeak

Nobody calls me friend

It's sad the shape I'm in

Goin' back to Houston, Houston, Houston



Goin' back to Houston, Houston, Houston

I got a girl waiting there for me

Well at least she said she'd be

I got a home and a big warm bed

And a feather pillow for my head

Goin' back to Houston, Houston, Houston



Well it's lonesome in this old town

Everybody put me down

I'm a face without a name

Just walking in the rain

Goin' back to Houston, Houston, Houston