Skid Row Joe-Porter Wagoner

[ti:Skid Row Joe] [ar:Porter Wagoner] [al:Porter Wagoner] [by:] [offset:0] [00:00.01]Skid Row Joe - Porter Wagoner [00:00.02]Written by：C. Perkins [00:00.04] [00:00.96]Skid Row Joe [00:05.81] [00:08.82]Last night that's who I found [00:11.93] [00:13.38]In the dirty part of town [00:16.27] [00:18.10]Lost forgotten with no place to go [00:22.79] [00:26.36]Tormented with a bitter taste [00:29.42] [00:30.65]Outcast by the human race [00:33.96] [00:35.14]A mask of torture was [00:37.21]The face of Skid Row Joe [00:40.89] [00:44.92]He walked up to [00:45.98]Where I stood on the street [00:47.19] [00:48.50]Said "Pardon me Mister [00:50.36] [00:51.76]Now don't get me wrong [00:52.81] [00:53.50]I don't want your money [00:54.42] [00:55.78]Though heaven knows I could use it" [00:58.01] [00:59.46]"But you see this is [01:01.30]My home and you see [01:03.90]The other bar down the street [01:05.19] [01:06.33]That's my home too [01:07.05] [01:10.09]You said [01:10.42]I noticed you starin' at me a while ago [01:12.27] [01:12.86]You recognized me [01:13.45]Didn't you " [01:13.93] [01:15.91]I said "Yeah Joe I know who you are [01:17.90] [01:19.85]You was one time a real famous singin' star [01:22.10] [01:23.76]One of my favorites" [01:24.73] [01:28.48]He said "Well I guess you heard [01:29.68]They took my babies away from me" [01:31.07] [01:33.53]I said "Yeah Joe [01:34.56] [01:35.19]I read about it in the papers" [01:36.42] [01:38.46]Then he turned his head away [01:39.70] [01:41.09]And I saw the tears fall in the place [01:43.31] [01:44.50]And he turned to me and he said [01:45.82] [01:47.30]"You know Mister [01:48.02] [01:49.25]This is the only place in the world [01:51.27] [01:52.81]That I'm not ashamed [01:53.48]To show my face but I'm gonna quit [01:57.36] [01:59.11]Yes sir I'm gonna quit" [02:00.21] [02:01.59]"And I'm gonna shave and comb my hair [02:03.53] [02:04.83]And get me a clean white shirt [02:06.15] [02:07.58]Then I'm gonna walk up to her door [02:09.09] [02:10.40]When she answers [02:11.23] [02:13.02]I'm gonna stand up real proud and tall [02:15.66] [02:17.28]Then I'm gonna get on my knees" [02:19.56] [02:20.31]Then I'll say "Sweetheart [02:21.27] [02:22.86]If you'll take me back [02:23.85] [02:25.10]I'll spend the rest of my life [02:26.43]Makin' up to you for what I've done [02:28.22] [02:30.06]I'm so ashamed of myself [02:31.35] [02:32.86]And this I want you to know" [02:34.21] [02:35.43]"Then I'm gonna take my two little babies [02:37.04] [02:37.91]And I'm hold them so close to me [02:39.74] [02:40.30]I ain't gonna never let them go" [02:42.12] [02:45.37]I guess I should've told him then [02:46.75] [02:48.25]That she'd already remarried again [02:50.55] [02:52.60]But after hearin' what he'd said to me [02:54.34] [02:56.05]Why there wasn't no way [02:57.51]I could add to his misery [02:58.81] [02:59.55]So I said "Good luck and my best to you" [03:04.81] [03:06.51]Skid Row Joe