When I first started travelin, travelin, I left home when I was young. When I first started travelin, I left home when I was young. I left Old Mississipi, made my first stop in Memphis Tennessee, True story of my life. I worked in Memphis Tennessee, down at the New Days picture show, everybody, everybody wanna hear my story, they wanna know, they wanna know, just how old I was when I left home. I was only 14 years old when I hit the road. I left Mississippi mmm mmm I come to Memphis Tennessee. I worked there, I wasnt makin much money, I work all day. Play my guitar at night mmm mmm then I left that town, when I was 17 years old, that's my story. I come to cincinatti mmm I stayed down, two long years I didnt get no break, I come down, old Detroit Michigan I got my start in Detroit. mmmm I been there, I been there ever since. mmm, mmmm, mmmm, that's my story, that's my story, that's my story of my life that's my story, that's my story, mmm mmm I had a hard time mmm mmm hmm mmm now I'm doin alright that's my story that's my story people that's my story of my life