I sold the farm
to take my woman
where she longed to be
We left our kin
and all our friends
back there in Tennessee
Bought those one way tickets
she had often begged me for
And they took us
to the streets of Baltimore
Her heart was filled with laughter
when she saw those city lights
And she said
The prettiest place on earth
is Baltimore at night
Well a man feels proud
to give his woman
what she's longing for
And I kind of liked
the streets of Baltimore
Got myself a factory job
I ran an old machine
Bought a little cottage
in a neighborhood serene
Every night
when I came home
with every muscle sore
She would drag me through
the streets of Baltimore
Well I did my best
to bring her back
to what she used to be
But I soon learned
she loved those bright lights
more than she loved me
Now I'm goin' back
on that same train
that brought me here before
While my baby
walks the streets of Baltimore
Yeah now my baby
walks the streets of Baltimore