I went down at the crossroads
Fell down on my knees
I went down at the crossroads
Fell down on my knees
Asking the lord above
"Save the poor boy, please"
I was standing at the crossroads
Trying to flag a ride
I was standing at the crossroads
Trying to flag a ride
Hey, nobody seems to know me
Everybody pass me by

I went down at the crossroads
Fell down on my knees
I went down at the crossroads
Fell down on my knees
Asking the lord above
"Save the poor boy, please"

Oh, well, the sun goin' down
They're gonna catch me here
Well, there's trouble goin' down
Well, guess they'll to catch me here
I haven't got no sweet woman
That love and feel my care

You can run, you can run
Tell my good friend Willie Brown
You can run, you can run
Tell my good friend Willie Brown
Well, that I'm a-standing at the crossroads
Believe I'm sinking down