You take a cab in this big city You're a fool to walk alone They won't be happy with your wallet No, they want to pick your bones I asked a man for directions Thinking maybe he would know, he said Go straight, you can't miss it But you've got a ways to go If you get lost, Mister just keep moving No matter what, you carry on You may stumble into heaven You may wander your way home See, coming up, the streets are one way And they're one way going down I been up and down em all ways I been all the way cross town I asked a woman for directions Hoping maybe she would know, she said Say, is this here the Garden Parkway? Is this the highway home? If I get back, boy, I'm going to stay back And never, ever roam I asked a child for directions On a chance that he would know, he said