Birmingham Mistake Lyrics
Birmingham Mistake - Sammi Smith
Well she just couldn't stand the scandal
It was more than she could handle
And I thank her for leavin' me so warm
On a doorstep in a basket which was
Better than a casket before she blew
Town like a gentle storm when she left
She left me no name folks hand here tagged me
Show me and bein' born was my first big bad break
I wish now that I'd been put down
In a better part of this town
When she got rid of a Birmingham mistake
'Cause I'm livin' with the burden
Of livin' down the Birmingham mistake
The longer that I live
Makes me wonder just how long it's gonna take
When will I have a change of luck
When will things start lookin' up
Livin' down this Birmingham mistake
Life ain't been a bed of roses
People still look down their noses
I was born without the icing on the cake
It wasn't me who did the choosin'
But it's me who's doin' the losin'
Well I was born a Birmingham mistake
Now I'm livin' with the burden
Of livin' down the Birmingham mistake
The longer that I live
Makes me wonder just how long it's gonna take
When will I have a change of luck
When will things start lookin' up
I'm livin' down this Birmingham mistake