If I were you, then I would gladly
loan to me a dollar or two
So I could eat, and maybe get
Just one good night of sleep
But I'm not, and I'm stranded
Like a castaway in this town
And you seem so unwilling
To help a fellow when he's down
If I were you, that's what I'd do
If I were you, I wouldn't be out on these streets
The whole night through
Yeah, I'd have a job and a pretty wife
That I could come home to
But I don't, and I have twenty cents
Left to my name
And you're the only one left here
That I have to blame
If I were you, That's what I'd do
Bridge
Sir, it's not like me to take from you
Things I haven't earned
I wish I could go back
And need the lessons I have learned
But I can't, so you'll gladly
Put your money in this sack
Yes Sir, this thing is loaded
And I have the hammer back
If I were you, that's what I'd do
If I were you, that's what to do