Wherever I Lay My Hat (That’s My Home) Lyrics
[Verse 1]
By the look in your eye
I can tell you're going to cry, is it over me?
If it is, save your tears
For I'm not worth it, you see
[Chorus]
For I'm the type of guy who is always on the roam
Wherever I lay my hat, that's my home
Yeah, yeah
[Verse 2]
You had a romance
Did you break it by chance over me?
If it's so, I'd like for you to know
That I'm not worth it, you see
[Chorus]
For I'm the type of guy who is always on the roam, yeah (Ooh)
Wherever I lay my hat, that's my home
Yeah
[Bridge]
You keep telling your friends that I'm your man (I'm your man)
What do I have to do to make you understand?
By the look in your eye
I can tell you're going to cry, is it over me?
If it is, save your tears
For I'm not worth it, you see
[Chorus]
For I'm the type of guy who is always on the roam
Wherever I lay my hat, that's my home
Yeah, yeah
[Verse 2]
You had a romance
Did you break it by chance over me?
If it's so, I'd like for you to know
That I'm not worth it, you see
[Chorus]
For I'm the type of guy who is always on the roam, yeah (Ooh)
Wherever I lay my hat, that's my home
Yeah
[Bridge]
You keep telling your friends that I'm your man (I'm your man)
What do I have to do to make you understand?
[Chorus]
I'm the type of guy that gives the girls the eye
Everybody knows
I love 'em and I leave 'em
Break their hearts and deceive them everywhere I go
[Chorus]
For I'm the type of guy who is always on the roam, yeah
Wherever I lay my hat, that's my home (That's my home)
That's my home (That's my home)
La la la la la, ooh (That's my home)
I'm the type of guy that gives the girls the eye
Everybody knows
I love 'em and I leave 'em
Break their hearts and deceive them everywhere I go
[Chorus]
For I'm the type of guy who is always on the roam, yeah
Wherever I lay my hat, that's my home (That's my home)
That's my home (That's my home)
La la la la la, ooh (That's my home)
About
Genius Annotation
A soul classic that was later famously covered in 1983 by British pop singer Paul Young, “Wherever I Lay My Hat” is sung from the unique perspective of a man who admits he’s nothing more than a shallow womanizer who won’t stay committed.
Q&A
Find answers to frequently asked questions about the song and explore its deeper meaning
- 3.Hitch Hike
- 5.Wherever I Lay My Hat (That’s My Home)
Credits
Producer
Writers
Backing Vocals
Release Date
January 31, 1963
Songs That Sample Wherever I Lay My Hat (That’s My Home)
Wherever I Lay My Hat (That’s My Home) Covers
Tags
Comments