it was '96 in south carolina,
thats the place and not the goddam year
i was sittin on the porch out at bobbys place,
just tuggin on a lukewarm beer
there i was peepin like that old sidewinder,
just an inch or so above the mud the first to find out that its rainin is the last to find out its a flood

it was paradise valley nevada,
not far from where the west was won
i am the only black face in the whole damn place
just a raisin in the blazing sun
here i am like that old sidewinder,
just wishin that her eggs aint hatched
and the chain i wear has 'em wishin for the day when it came with a ball attached
(chorus)
so im gonna move,right outta this town
when this old skin stops weighin me downthis old skin
(bridge)
he was sittin in the very same spot that otis sat to watch the dock of the bay
in the very same spot,the ships rolled in
now there's nothing but the mud and the clay
(ch)
im gonna move,right outta this town
this old skin,is weighing me down
this old skin
(instramental)
outside atlanta,when the sunshine state
has just upped itself another degree
i am the very last orange of the whole years crop
hangin dearly to the branch of the tree
and the wind in the spring couldn't do anything
so im burnin in the sun of the south
that old sidewinder in the dust below,
im just waiting till it opens its mouth
(ch)
so im gonna move,right outta this town
when this old skin,finally touches the ground
this old skin
(bridge)
he was sittin in the very same spot that otis sat to watch the dock of the bay
the very same spot the ships rolled in
now there's nothing but the mud and the clay
(ch)
now im gonna move,right outta this town
when this old skin,finally touches the groundthis old skin
this old skin
this old skin
this old skin