I stood on faith and the corner of ambition
  I came here to sink or swim
  And to show them all that they were wrong
  And though I never thought I'd make it this far
    So the curtains are down
  For the moment I'm someone
  There were those in the wings who waited, who came this way
  Now there gone
  But there's always someone at home who never forgets who you are
    When I'm down and I'm growing old
  I won't be along no railroad track
  I won't be bound to a life out in the cold
  It's been a steady pace to keep my steps between these cracks on Broadway
  And my stride in rhythm to the beat of home, sweet home
    When I'm down and I'm growing old
  I won't be along no railroad track
  I won't be bound to a life out in the cold
  It's been a steady pace to keep my steps between these cracks on Broadway
  And my stride in rhythm to the beat of home, sweet home
    Can't go on, I'm on the top of my better years
  I'm going home, it's too lonesome on the bottom rung here
    It's been a steady pace to keep my steps between these cracks on Broadway
  And my stride in rhythm to the beat of home, sweet home