Well it's lonesome in this big 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 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 I got a girl waiting there for me At least she said she'd be I got a home and a big warm bed And a feather pillow for my head I'm Goin' back to Houston, Houston, Houston Take a bus, take a northern train For a rider walk it's all the same I'm goin' back were all knows my face And I never gonna leave that place I'm 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