On the Wrong Side of the Railroad Tracks

You know dis might look like a slum to some They think it's the seamy side But to me it's the dreamy side The peach and creamy side The wrong side of the railroad tracks Shirts are never stuffed, guys have backs The neighborhood where folks could relax Always be wondering what the other side is like It's the wrong side of the railroad tracks You ain't got no worry about no income tax The air's perfumed by chitlin stacks Y'always be wondering what the other side be like It ain't all upper crusty Fact you might say Looks a little rusty and dusty People, we got to keep on surviving Got to take a lot of heart to put up With all this shucking and jiving On the wrong side of the right way Social workers work and husbands play We all go to the bed at the break of day We'll always be wondering what the other side be like On the wrong side Some low down funky swing Dresses may have holes That's the latest fashion thing It's called natural air conditioning We'll always be wondering what the other side be like Ceilings they might crumble You know stumble bums might trip and stumble To you it might be squalid Lord, but to me, Lord, its a total solid On the wrong side of the railroad tracks Shirts are never stuffed, guys have backs The neighborhood where folks could relax Always be wondering what the other side is like The wrong side of the tracks, Lord