Things I learned in a hobo jungle
were things they never taught me in a classroom.
Like where to find a handout while bumming through Chicago
in the afternoon.
Hey,
I'm not bragging or complaining,
just talking to myself,
man to man.
This old mental fat I'm chewing didn't take a lot of doing,
but I take a lot of pride in what I am.
I guess I grew up a loner.
I don't remember ever having any folks around.
I keep thumbing through the phone books
and looking for my daddy's name in every town.
I made lots of friendly people, but I always
wind up leaving on the lam.
Hey,
where I've been and where I'm going didn't take a lot
of knowing,
but I take a lot of pride in what I am.
Never travel in a hurry,
cause I got
nobody waiting for me anywhere.
Home is anywhere I'm living,
if it's sleeping on some vacant
bench in city square,
or if I'm working on some road game or just living off the fat
of our great land.
I've never been nobody's idol,
but at least I got a title and I take a lot of pride in what I am.
I've never been nobody's idol,
but at least I got a title and I take a lot of pride in what I am.
I take a lot of pride in what I am.
I take a lot of pride in what I am.