I went down to the crosroads
  Fell down on my knees
  Down to the crossroads
  Fell down on my knees
  I said I'm beggin' for mercy won't you take me
  If you please
  
  I went down to the crossroads
  Tried to beg a ride
  I went down to the crossroads
  Tried to beg a ride
  Nobody seemed to know me
  Everybody passed me by
  Take a ride
  
  Going down toward Rosedale
  Took Loretta by my side
  Going down to Rosedale
  Took Loretta by my side
  Can still buy a house there
  On the riverside
  One more time
  
  You can run, you can run
  Tell all my friends I'll be by
  You can run, you can run
  Tell my friends I'll be by
  And I'll be stayin' in the crossroads
  I believe I'm sinkin' down