"Peddlin' Music on the Side"

"Peddlin' music on the side

Trying to find a place in the Top 100

Peddlin' music on the side

Praying fortune

Will let me ride

I got a little job, don't earn much money

They said my future would be bright

But it looks far from sunny

I sing my songs in shady places

Trying to impress a crowd

with unimpressed faces

Working hard trying to build a name

Peddlin' music is a mighty tough game

Don't wanna be no prince of sound

Just wanna decent life for the love I found

(That's why I'm)

Peddlin' music on the side

Trying to find a place in the Top 100

Peddlin' music on the side

Praying fortune

Will let me ride

The woman I love and some day wanna marry

She deserves something better

Than just another load to carry

Love is beautiful but it needs support

Without security the trip is short

(That's why I'm)

Peddlin' music on the side

Trying to find a place in the Top 100

Peddlin' music on the side

Praying fortune

Will let me ride..."

-Lamont Dozier (1977)