You might say I did some hard time in the deserts of Iraq 
And found out I'd been replaced by the factory when I got back 
For an extra weekend paycheck, I hooked up with the National Guard 
An' now out here livin' without a job can be mighty hard 
Here on the boulevard, boulevard 

Here on the boulevard, everybody's in a hurry to get somewhere 
Nobody seems to notice, nobody seems to care 
Even an ol' lame dog gets to sleep in his own backyard 
An' you know, life out here can be mighty hard 
Here on the boulevard, boulevard 

Maybe tomorrow I'll find my way on down to the mission 
They'll feed me soup and a sandwich an' feed me some religion 
Might get a cot to sleep on tonight if it's not too crowded a condition 
But you know the next day out here's gonna be just as hard 
Here on the boulevard, boulevard 

Here on the boulevard, got to keep on movin' from place to place 
Sleep with both eyes open, watch my back, watch my face 
Some are dealt an ace of diamonds, some end up with a different card 
An' you know life out here can be mighty hard 
Here on the boulevard, boulevard 

Ask me why I walk the streets at night and hang around downtown in the day 
But jus' where do you think you would go, if you had no other place to stay? 

Here on the boulevard it can be hard to keep your faith in God 
With no shower, phone or home, it's so hard to get a job 
Even an ol' lame dog gets to sleep in his own backyard 
An' you know life out here can be so mighty hard 
Here on the boulevard, boulevard