[Verse 1] I hope you dont judge me For my misgivings I am not from here And I dont know how to act I have no money To pay the kitty City to city My home is on my back [Chorus] But I am fortunate to see That a man can be free Without owing anything for him to have it And I have everything I need Please dont hand me anything It would only drag me down for me to have it [Verse 2] Well I had a good life Livin with my new wife She wanted a baby We had one on the way When I caught her with another man I went off the deep end I headed out of Brooklyn And never went back again [Chorus] But I am fortunate to see That a man can be free Without owing anything for him to have it And I have everything I need Please dont hand me anything It would only drag me down for me to have it [Verse 3] Now I am an older man I take cover anywhere I can In the shadow of this great land Livin out of the way I took a train down to Tennessee I walk heavy with a wounded knee The bottle is a friend to me Baltimore Jacks my name [Chorus] But I am fortunate to see That a man can be free Without owing anything for him to have it And I have everything I need Please dont hand me anything It would only drag me down for me to have it
owing, fortunate, anything, drag, man