My Sportin' Life-John Kay

[ti:My Sportin' Life] [ar:Steppenwolf] [al:Gold] [by:] [offset:0] [00:00.00]My Sportin' Life - John Kay [00:21.46]Though I can't show you the years of my life [00:25.22] [00:26.22]That I spend on the road to freedom [00:30.08] [00:31.99]Don't let it throw you I know of your strife [00:35.27] [00:36.69]I know what it's like to roam [00:39.51] [00:41.70]I sang them a glad song played them a sad song [00:46.15] [00:47.28]Sang them the whole night long [00:49.97] [00:52.47]Just for a dollar or what they could offer [00:56.59] [00:57.32]To somebody's rambling boy [01:00.21] [01:02.14]When the fun was done [01:03.87] [01:04.71]I would pack my bags and I was gone [01:08.01] [01:12.58]Though the women were kind [01:14.72]There was nothing to bind me to one [01:18.14] [01:23.30]Till somebody changed my rough and rowdy ways [01:27.63] [01:28.49]Somebody changed my ole carousing days [01:32.75] [01:33.50]Oh when I was a young boy I learned to survive [01:37.37] [01:38.76]Till somebody came and stayed my sporting life [01:43.98] [02:04.60]I lived in the barrooms the juke joints and gin mills [02:09.61]I worked any dive in town [02:12.34] [02:15.25]Never to proud to pass my hat around [02:18.29] [02:20.41]In every place I found [02:22.51] [02:24.94]I'll sing you a glad song play you a sad song [02:29.17] [02:30.15]Sing them the whole night long [02:32.54] [02:35.45]Just for a dollar or what you can offer [02:39.28] [02:40.07]To somebody's rambling boy [02:42.96] [02:45.13]There were times when [02:46.75]Lonely was the only feeling left in me [02:50.53] [02:54.62]Or when the cold [02:56.02]And the rain made it hard on a man to be free [03:00.75] [03:05.65]Till somebody changed my tough and hungry days [03:11.04]Somebody changed my rough and rowdy ways [03:14.92] [03:16.09]Now I don't really care no more about nickels and a dime [03:19.66] [03:21.18]The one I love is all I need to help me spend my time [03:25.82]Somebody came and rolled away my stone [03:30.26] [03:31.49]Somebody came and she made me feel at home [03:35.41] [03:36.65]Somebody changed my rough and rowdy ways [03:40.65] [03:41.80]Somebody changed my ole carousing days [03:46.16] [03:46.97]Oh when I was young boy I learned to stay alive [03:50.98] [03:52.07]Till somebody came and stayed my sporting life [03:57.32] [04:07.63]I'll sing you a glad song play you a sad song [04:11.94] [04:12.88]Sing them the whole night long [04:15.70] [04:18.17]Just for a dollar or what you can offer [04:21.98] [04:23.69]To somebody's rambling boy [04:26.17] [04:28.34]I'll sing you a glad song play you a sad song [04:32.64] [04:33.74]Sing them the whole night long [04:35.96] [04:38.95]Just for a dollar or what you can offer [04:42.68] [04:44.17]To somebody's rambling boy [04:45.67] [04:49.03]I'll sing you a glad song play you a sad song [04:53.36] [04:54.42]Sing them the whole night long [04:56.79] [04:59.67]Just for a dollar or what you can offer [05:03.70] [05:04.52]To somebody's rambling boy