On the Wrong Side of the Railroad Tracks

You know dis might look like a slum to some

They think it's the seamy side

But to me it's the dreamy side

The peach and creamy side

It's the wrong side of the railroad tracks

Shirts are never stuffed, gowns have backs

It's the neighborhood where folks could relax

Always be wondering what the other side be like

It's the wrong side of the railroad tracks

You ain't gotta worry about no income tax

The air's perfumed by chimney stacks

You always be wondering what the other side be like

It ain't all upper crusty

Fact you might say looks a little rusty and dusty

People, we got to keep on surviving

Gotta take a lot of heart to put up with all this shucking and jiving

On the wrong side of the right-of-way

Social workers work and husbands play

We all go to the bed at the break of day

We'll always be wondering what the other side be like (Oh yeah, Bob)

It's the wrong side, some low down funky swing

Dresses may have holes, that's the latest fashion thing

It's called natural air conditioning

We always be wondering what the other side be like

Ceilings they might crumble

You know stumblebums might trip and stumble

To you it might be squalid

Lord, but to me, Lord, it's a total solid

On the wrong side of the railroad tracks

Shirts are never stuffed, gowns have backs

It's the neighborhood where folks could relax

Always be wondering what the other side be like

The wrong side of the tracks, Lord