C
F
C
Like a leaf caught in the wind he drifted a while
F
C
With no purpose or direction to his life
F
G7
He tried to get himself together
C
F
And pacify his mind
C
G7
C
And forget about the things he left behind
G7
C
A crying woman he left standing in his door
Am
G7
C
With a two month old baby in her arms
G7
C
His little black book he left torn upon the floor
Am
F
G7
God only knows he never meant to do her wrong
C
F
C
A careless weekend on the other side of town
F
C
Has torn the king of Oak Street’s Castle down
F
G7
And all week long he’s tried to phone her
C
F
But she won’t let him explain
C
G7
C
Now Sunday morning finds him walking in the rain
G7
C
He sits down in a phone booth and he prays
Am
G7
C
That she’ll forgive him and she’ll believe he’s changed his ways
G7
C
With shaking hands he deposits his last dime
Am
F
G7
And he’s still praying that she won’t hang up this time
C
F
C
Then the sweetest voice he’s ever heard says hello
F
C
Breakfast’s almost ready baby come on home
F
G7
I’ve thought the whole thing over
C
F
And I think I understand
C
G7
C
That the king of Oak Street is just an ordinary man
F
G7
I’ve thought the whole thing over
C
F
And I think I understand
C
G7
C
That the king of Oak Street is just an ordinary man
Am
C
G7
F
