I got the hungrys for your love and I'm waitin' in your welfare line Well I ain't got nothing but the shirt on my back and an old two button suit I walked out on my job about a week ago and now I'm sleepin' in a telephone booth But I'm a gonna be the richest guy around the day you say you're mine I got the hungrys for your love and I'm waitin' in your welfare line Well when I first met you babe you nearly made me wreck my old 49 Cadillac Yeah I knew at a glance that it was you for me I had to have your love by heck Now I'm right back where that I started from but that ain't gonna change my mind I got the hungrys for your love and I'm waitin' in your welfare line [ guitar ] Well you made me the top dog on your hill and I was overjoyed But it didn't take long untill the thrill was gone I joined the ranks of the unemployd Now I'm right back where that I started from but that ain't gonna change my mind I got the hungrys for your love and I'm waitin' in your welfare line I'm waitin' in your welfare line gimme a hand out I'm waitin' in your welfare line