I

went

down

to

the

cross-

roads,

fell

down

on

my

knees

I

went

down

to

the

cross-

roads,

fell

down

on

my

knees

Asked

the

Lord

for

mer-

cy

Said,

help

me

if

you

please

I

went

down

to

the

cross-

roads,

tried

to

flag

a

ride

I

went

down

to

the

cross-

roads,

tried

to

flag

a

ride

No

one

seemed

to

know

me,

eve-

ry-

bo-

dy

passed

me

by

You

can

run,

you

can

run,

tell

my

friend

Wil-

ly

Brown

You

can

run,

you

can

run,

tell

my

friend

Wil-

ly

Brown

That

I'm stand-

ing

at

the cross-

roads

I

be-

lieve

I'm

sink-

ing

down