That's My Story

When I first started travelin, travelin, I left home when I was young

When I first started travelin, I left home when I was young

I left Old Mississipi

Made my first stop in Memphis Tennessee

True story of my life

I worked in Memphis Tennessee

Down at the New Days picture show

Everybody, everybody wanna hear my story

They wanna know, they wanna know, just how old I was when I left home

I was only 14 years old when I hit the road

I left Mississippi

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I come to Memphis Tennessee

I worked there

I wasn't makin much money

I work all day

Play my guitar at night

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Then I left that town

When I was 17 years old

That's my story

I come to cincinatti

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I stayed down

Two long years

I didn't get no break

I come down

Old Detroit Michigan

I got my start in DetroitMmmm

I been there, I been there ever since

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That's my story, that's my story

That's my story of my life

That's my story

That's my story

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I had a hard time

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Now I'm doin alright

That's my story that's my story people

That's my story of my life