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