when i first started travelin travelin i left home when i was young when i first started travelin i left home when i was young i left old mississipi made my first stop in memphis tennessee true story of my life i worked in memphis tennessee down at the new days picture show everybody everybody wanna hear my story they wanna know they wanna know just how old i was when i left home i was only 14 years old when i hit the road i left mississippi mmm mmm i come to memphis tennessee i worked there i wasn t makin much money i work all day play my guitar at night mmm mmm then i left that town when i was 17 years old that s my story i come to cincinatti mmm i stayed down two long years i didn t get no break i come down old detroit michigan i got my start in detroit mmmm i been there i been there ever since mmm mmmm mmmm that s my story that s my story that s my story of my life that s my story that s my story mmm mmm i had a hard time mmm mmm hmm mmm now i m doin alright that s my story that s my story people that s my story of my life