If I were younI would gladly loan to menA dollar or twonSo I could eat yeah and maybenGet just one good night of sleepnnBut I'm notnAnd I'm stranded like a cast away in this townnAnd you seem so unwilling to help a fellownWhen hes downnIf I were younThats what I would donnIf I were younI wouldnt be out on these streetsnThe whole night throughnYeah I'd have a jobnAnd a pretty wife thatnI could come home tonnBut I dontnAnd I have twenty cents left to my namenAnd your the only one left here nThat I have to blamenIf I were younThats what I'd donnBut sir its not my way nTo take from younThe things I havent earnednWish I could go back and heednThe Lessons I have learnednBut I CantnnSo you gladly put your moneynIn this sacknYes sir this thing is loadednAnd I have to hammer backnIf I were younThats what I'd donnIf I were you nThats what I'd do