Fannin' Street

There's a crooked streetIn Houston townIt's a well born pathI've traveled downNow there's ruin in my nameI wish I never got off the trainI wished I'd listenedTo the words you saidDon't go down to Fannin StreetDon't go down to Fannin StreetDon't go down to Fannin StreetYou'll be lost and never foundYou can never turn aroundDon't go down to Fannin StreetOnce I held you in my armsI was sureBut I took that silent stareThrough the guilded doorThe desire to have much moreAll the glitter and the roarI know this is whereThe sidewalk endsDon't go down to Fannin StreetDon't go down to Fannin StreetDon't go down to Fannin StreetYou'll be lost and never foundYou can never turn aroundDon't go down to Fannin StreetWhen I was youngI thought only of getting outI said goodbye to my streetGoodbye to my houseGive a man gin, give a man cardsGive an inch he takes a yardAnd I rue the dayThat I stepped off this trainDon't go down to Fannin StreetDon't go down to Fannin StreetDon't go down to Fannin StreetYou'll be lost and never foundYou can never turn aroundDon't go down to Fannin Street