Birmingham Blues

Workin' on the road across this great, big world Yeah, I've been rollin' like a stone and never get back home Yes, I've been long gone Boy, I've got the Birmingham Blues I've been across the ocean to the South Sea isles Yeah, I travelled to the East and West for miles and miles and miles And I've been long gone Boy, I've got the Birmingham Blues Across the world (Across the world) People and places (People and places) Could be the same (Everywhere I've been) But with a different name Oh, I wouldn't change the things that do for anything But I'd just like to hear the message of the streets again Give me a ticket 'Cause, boy, I've got the Birmingham Blues It may be kind of homely but it sure is sweet Industrial Revolution put it on its feet But it's a long, long way Boy, I've got the Birmingham Blues Across the world I've seen (Across the world) People and places (People and places) Could be the same (Everywhere I've been) But with a different name I go and stay a while and all the folks I meet They say, "You won't stay long, you got them travellin' feet You'll soon be long gone 'Cause, boy, you got the rest of the world blues" (Across the world) Across the world I've seen (People and places) People and places (Everywhere I've been) Don't you know it could be the same? But with a different name (Across the world) People and places (People and places) (Everywhere I've been) Across the world I've seen (Across the world) People and places (People and places) Could be the same (Everywhere I've been) But you know, it's got a different name (Across the world) (People and places) (Everywhere I've been)