Joe Ely (born February 9, 1947) is an Austin, Texas honky-tonk/country musician. Ely, born in Amarillo, spent his formative years from age 12 in Lubbock, Texas. Shortly after high school, in 1970, with fellow Lubbock musicians Jimmie Dale Gilmore and Butch Hancock, he formed The Flatlanders. According to Ely, "Jimmie was like a well of country music. He knew everything about it.
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Streets Of Sin Lyrics

Joe Ely

Mighty River, Muddy as Sin
Troubled Waters, Like the shape I'm in

Would you open your Screen
Let a poor boy in
If I come back Home
Off the Streets of Sin

Off the Streets of Sin
Off the Streets of Sin
If I come back Home
Would you let me in?

If I could hitch a ride, on a DC9
I'd be back home by closin' time.

Would you open your Screen
Let a poor boy in
If I come back Home
Off the Streets of Sin

Off the Streets of Sin
Off the Streets of Sin
If I come back Home
Would you let me in?

Love o love, can't you hear me moan
This ramblin' boy aint got no Home.

Would you open your Screen
Let a poor boy in
If I come back Home
Off the Streets of Sin

Off the Streets of Sin
Off the Streets of Sin
If I come back Home
Would you let me in?

Off the Streets of Sin
Off the Streets of Sin
If I come back Home
Off the Streets of Sin