Three young boys just living their lives Grew up poor learned how to survive Never had much never asked why That's just how it was on The South Side
All three were happy where they were Thought they lived the life they deserved They all had hopes and they all had dreams But they wanted more then they could see
Three best friends for all of life Would each move away and take a wife They all had children of their own But they'd always call The South Side home
The South Side is where they'd go back When they'd tell stories of their past How lessons learned stayed with them And helped three boys become best friends The South Side is where they'd go back When they'd tell stories of their past How lessons learned stayed with them How the South Side made them into men
Then one day two friends would call And find one friend not there at all All three together one last time Two friends now must say goodbye
Two friends carry the one who died Who had given them so much in life They share the memories held inside Of the life they lived, on the South Side
The South Side is where they'd go back When they'd tell stories of their past How lessons learned stayed with them And helped three boys become best friends The South Side is where they'd go back When they'd tell stories of their past How lessons learned stayed with them How the South Side made them into men