Can you help me
I'm waiting for a kidney transplant
My family is in Houston
I want to get out but can't
Had a good job
Lost it when I got sick
Too tired to work
No benefits
If I can only get to Houston
Chicago's nice, but I need to go home
Hot July day waiting for the 2:55 train
My pale green jacket someone donated years ago
Discarded like me
Weathered worn and weary
So hungry
All I wanted was something to eat
A woman gave me a Bible
Shelter did not have room for me
If I can only get to Houston
Chicago's nice but I need to go home
Hot July day waiting for the 2:55 train
My pale green jacket someone donated years ago
Discarded like me
Weathered worn and weary
My life is not filled
With much regret
Except when I went away
Now Their all I have left
Came to Chicago
Like Louis Armstrong
Trying to get ahead
Have a good life
But I'm stuck here instead
If I can only get to Houston
Chicago's nice but I need to go home
Hot July day waiting for the 2:55 train
My pale green jacket someone donated years ago
Discarded like me
Weathered worn and weary
If I could only get to Houston
If I could only get to Houston
If I could only get to Houston
If I could only get to Houston
Houston
Houston
Oh Houston