I'm going down to Lebanon, Tennessee From where I stand it's as good a place as any I don't know anybody there And nobody knows me There'll be a job in Lebanon, Tennessee I'll work on a farm, I'll work in some factory And I'll buy myself a home down there You can get one pretty cheap Get off the bus on the border of town Head in from the east Walk into a bar take a seat in the corner Be a man of mystery Folks don't treat you mean in Lebanon, Tennessee But like a human being, they'll take you in off the street They'll bring you in their home down there And give you something to eat