[Intro]
You know dis might look like a slum to some
They think it's the seamy side
But to me it's the dreamy side
The peach and creamy side

[Verse 1]
It's the wrong side of the railroad tracks
Shirts are never stuffed, gowns have backs
It's the neighborhood where folks could relax
Always be wondering what the other side be like

[Verse 2]
It's the wrong side of the railroad tracks
You ain't gotta worry about no income tax
The air's perfumed by chimney stacks
You always be wondering what the other side be like

[Bridge]
It ain't all upper crusty
Fact you might say looks a little rusty and dusty
People, we got to keep on surviving
Gotta take a lot of heart to put up with all this shucking and jiving

[Verse 3]
On the wrong side of the right-of-way
Social workers work and husbands play
We all go to the bed at the break of day
We'll always be wondering what the other side be like (Oh yeah, Bob)
[Guitar Solo]

[Verse 4]
It's the wrong side, some low down funky swing
Dresses may have holes, that's the latest fashion thing
It's called natural air conditioning
We always be wondering what the other side be like

[Bridge]
Ceilings they might crumble
You know stumblebums might trip and stumble
To you it might be squalid
Lord, but to me, Lord, it's a total solid

[Verse 1]
On the wrong side of the railroad tracks
Shirts are never stuffed, gowns have backs
It's the neighborhood where folks could relax
Always be wondering what the other side be like
The wrong side of the tracks, Lord