Lodi
John Fogerty Shane Fogerty & Tyler Fogerty Lyrics

Just about a year ago, I set out on the road
Almost exactly twelve months ago, I started traveling on highways

Seekin' my fame and fortune, lookin' for a pot of gold
I wanted to become famous and wealthy, searching for a treasure

Things got bad, and things got worse, I guess you will know the tune
My situation became awful, then even worse, you can probably guess what happened

Oh Lord, stuck in Lodi again
Oh my God, here I am again, in Lodi, trapped

Rode in on the Greyhound, I'll be walkin' out if I go
I arrived by the Greyhound bus, but I will maybe leave here walking home

I was just passin' through, must be seven months or more
I only intended to visit briefly, it may have been around seven months ago

Ran out of time and money, looks like they took my friends
I have no more time or money, it seems as though my companions have abandoned me

Oh Lord, stuck in Lodi again
Oh my God, here I am again, in Lodi, trapped

The man from the magazine said I was on my way
The man who works for the publication predicted my success

Somewhere I lost connections, ran out of songs to play
I must have lost important contacts, I have run out of songs to perform

I came into town, a one night stand, looks like my plans fell through
I arrived in town for a brief performance, but it seems as if my plans have failed

Oh Lord, stuck in Lodi again
Oh my God, here I am again, in Lodi, trapped

Mm, if I only had a dollar, for ev'ry song I've sung
If only I were given a dollar for every song I have sung

And ev'ry time I've had to play while people sat there drunk
And every instance where I had to perform while my audience was intoxicated

You know, I'd catch the next train back to where I live
You see, I would take the next train to go back to the place where I reside

Oh Lord, I'm stuck in Lodi again, oh Lord, I'm stuck in Lodi again
Oh my God, I find myself trapped in Lodi once again