Skid Row Joe-Porter Wagoner

[ti:Skid Row Joe] [ar:Porter Wagoner] [al:Greatest Country Songs] [by:] [offset:0] [00:00.10]Skid Row Joe - Porter Wagoner [00:00.20]Written by：C Perkins [00:00.47]Skid row Joe last night that's who I found in the dirty part of town [00:16.12] [00:18.16]Lost forgotten with no place to go [00:22.68] [00:26.54]Tormented with a bitter taste outcast by the human race [00:33.69] [00:35.06]A mask of torture was the face of skid row Joe [00:40.46] [00:45.03]He walked up to where I stood on the street [00:47.56] [00:48.77]Said pardon me mister now don't get me wrong I don't want your money [00:54.58] [00:55.66]Though heaven knows I could use it [00:57.97] [00:59.57]But you see this is my home [01:01.82] [01:03.52]And you see the other bar down the street [01:05.55] [01:06.45]Well that's my home too [01:07.73] [01:10.23]I noticed you staring at me a while ago you recognized me didn't you [01:14.20] [01:16.05]I said yeah Joe I know who you are [01:18.27] [01:20.05]You was one time a real famous singing star one of my favorites [01:24.64] [01:28.56]He said well I guess you heard they took my babies away from me [01:31.24] [01:33.74]I said yeah Joe I read about it in the papers [01:36.65] [01:38.74]Then he turned his head away and I saw the tears fall in the place [01:43.52] [01:44.74]And he turned to me and he said you know mister [01:47.95] [01:49.43]This is the only place in the world that [01:51.75] [01:52.91]I'm not ashamed to show my face [01:54.44] [01:56.48]But I'm gonna quit yes sir I'm gonna quit [02:00.24] [02:01.78]And I'm shave cut my hair and get me a clean white shirt [02:06.19] [02:07.76]Then I'm gonna walk up to her door [02:09.37] [02:10.48]When she answers I'm gonna stand up real proud and tall [02:14.91] [02:17.42]Then I'm gonna get on my knees [02:18.94] [02:20.53]Then I'll say sweetheart if you'll take me back [02:23.95] [02:25.17]I'll spend the rest of my life making up to you for what I've done [02:28.44] [02:30.22]I'm so ashamed of myself and this I want you to know [02:34.50] [02:35.60]Then I'm gonna take my two little babies [02:37.15] [02:38.08]And I'm hold so close to me [02:39.43] [02:40.75]I ain't gonna never let go [02:41.96] [02:45.58]I guess I should've told him then that she'd already remarried again [02:50.19] [02:52.77]But after hearing what he'd said to me [02:54.57] [02:56.18]Why there wasn't no way I could add to his misery [02:59.30] [02:59.82]So I said good luck my best to you skid row Joe