DELBERT MCCLINTON lyrics - Sidewalk Diploma

Well there's sidewalks and cement

And it's concrete evidence

That a country boy ain't got no

Business livin' in the city.



When there's holes in your walking shoes

They're just dues that you pay

To get yourself an education

The big city way.



And when you've learned enough

You know that livin' on the street

Will make your heart as hard as

The sidewalk under you feet.



I wonder how long I'll last?

Just driftin' this way.

I wonder if I'll ever find home

I can't help thinkin' that break I need

Is just around the corner,

But there don't seem to be much call for a

Man with a sidewalk diploma



Well, there's high rent and low rent

And there's not much in between

For a drifin' drugstore cowboy

Can't keep his body clean

And you know I could sure use something

Soft and warm

Like a sweet woman waiting for me

Down on the farm.