Lodi (Live)

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Lodi (Live) Lyrics

[Verse 1]
Just about a year ago
I set out on the road
Seekin' my fame and fortune
And lookin' for a pot of gold
Things got bad and things got worse
I guess you know the tune
Oh, Lord, stuck in Lodi again

[Verse 2]
I rode in on the Greyhound
I'll be walkin' out if I go
I was just a-passin' through
Must be seven months or more
I ran out of time and money
It looks like they took my friend
Oh, Lord, stuck in Lodi again

[Verse 3]
The man from the magazine
Said I was on my way
Somewhere I lost connections
I ran out of songs to play
I came into town a one night stand
Looks like my plans fell through
Oh, Lord, stuck in Lodi again

[Verse 4]
If I only had a dollar
For every song I sung
Every time I've had to play
While people sat there drunk
You know I'd catch the next train
Back to where I live
Oh, Lord, stuck in Lodi again

[Outro]
Oh, Lord, stuck in Lodi again

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Here’s what Songfacts writes about the song: This song is a reflection on John Fogerty’s days with The Golliwogs, an early version of Creedence Clearwater Revival. They had to struggle for success, playing wherever they could with dilapidated equipment and an often indifferent audience. He did not want a return to the Bad Old Days.
Lodi is a city in California located in the central valley, about 30 miles south of Sacramento and 75 or 100 miles east of San Francisco/Oakland. Fogerty and his earlier band often performed in “nowhere towns” like Lodi.