People, I'm down and out
And all my money is gone
I don't know anyone here
I'm a long, long ways from home
You see, I've got a good woman
Anything I ask her she'll do
But I've been down for so long
I got my woman in bad too
But that's alright

Where there's a will
I know there's a way
And if my baby's standing by me I can still be a big man someday
Yeah, a-huh
Oh

Where there's a will
I know there's a way
And if my baby's standing by me I can still be a big man someday
Mm hmm
Yeah, yeah

People, I've [roamed?]
To every place I know
But how did you believе
All I gained was pain and [woe?]
Oh
Wherе there's a will, yeah
I know there's a way, mm
And if my baby's standing by me I can still be a big man someday
Yeah
Huh, yeah

I believe I'll be a big man baby, yeah
Huh, if you just stand by me woman