Alone And Broke In Birmingham Song Lyrics and Chords
Alone And Broke In Birmingham Song Lyrics and Chords by Cal Smith
Alone And Broke In Birmingham
Recorded by Cal Smith
Written by Jan Crutchfield and Jimmy Rule
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Nobody knows how blue I am
Alone and broke in
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Birmingham
Washin' dishes for a bite to eat
Sleepin' nights on a
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rundown
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My only shoes are paper thin
I've hawked my clothes eve
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rywhere I've been
I'm down to nothin' an
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d here I am
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Alone and broke in
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Birmingham
Why did I leave a good home town
To ride the freights and
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bum
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The girl that's waiting is mighty sweet
But I can't wait till I'm
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on my feet
Down on my luck but I still got my pride
Can't find a job but oh
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how I've tried
Ain't got the price of a
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telegram
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Birmingham
I've heard a thousand no's and they all hurt
Who wants a man in a
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dirty
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I can't keep going with this heavy load
Sometimes I think it's the
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end of the road
A man's got hope though he's not got a dime
He keeps a livin' just a
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breath at a time
I can't wait till I'm
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out of this jam
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Birmingham
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Birmingham
FAQ
Who sang the the song Alone And Broke In Birmingham?
- The song Alone And Broke In Birmingham was sang by Cal Smith.
Who is Cal Smith?
- Calvin Grant Shofner (April 7, 1932 - October 10, 2013), known professionally as Cal Smith, was an American country musician, most famous for his 1974 hits "Country Bumpkin" and "It's Time to Pay the Fiddler".
