Jim Croce Box, 10

Well out of southern Illinois, come a down home country boy He s gonna make it in the city playin guitar in the studio Well he hadn t been there an hour, when he met a Broadway flower You know she took him for his money and she left him in a cheap hotel Well it s easy for you to see, that that country boy is me I m sayin how m I gonna ever break the news to the folks back home Well I was gonna be a great success, things sure ended up a mess But in the process, I got messed up too Well hello momma and dad I had to call collect cause I aint got a cent to my name Well I m sleepin in the hotel doorway And tonight they say it s gonna rain And if you d only send me some money I d be back on my feet again Send it in care of the Sunday Mission Box Number 10 Oh back in southern Illinois, they still worryin bout that boy But this boy s goin home soon as he gets the fare Because as soon as I got my bread, I got a pipe upside my head You know they left me in an alley, took my money and my guitar too ::Chorus::