Jesse was born on the East SidenHis father never stuck aroundnCouldn't hold a job n'Cause he wouldn't put the bottle downnNow he's 23 years oldernDoing the best that he cannAnd what he don't know n'Cause he's never been toldnHe reminds us of his old mannnNow Jesse's got a job selling recordsnAt a place on 11th streetnHe'll do a few deals on the sidenTo make ends meetnHe met a girl last night out drinkingnTonight he's gonna meet her againnAnd what they don't know is anYear from tomorrow Jesse's gonna be a dadnnJesse was born in a big city, yeahnHe's doing all rightnWhen the lights go out in the big city, yeahnJesse ain't coming home tonightnn(Hey! Hey! Hey! Hey!)nnSo one day he came home withnA diamond ring and said,nIt's time I settle downnSix months later she caught him outnMessing aroundnTonight when he walked out the front doornAnd said, I ain't coming backnHe left a wife at home, with a son nOn her ownnJust like his dear ol' dadnnYeah!nnJesse was born in a big city, yeahnHe's doing all rightnWhen the lights go out in the big city, yeahnJesse ain't coming home tonightnn(Hey! Hey! Hey! Hey!)nnJesse was born in a big city, yeahnHe's doing all rightnWhen the lights go out in the big city, yeahnJesse ain't coming home tonightnnJesse was born in a big city, yeahnHe's doing all rightnWhen the lights go out in the big city, yeahnJesse ain't coming home tonightn