I'm a bored boy born in the road Some say my manners ain't the best Some of my friends they've been in a whole lot of trouble Some say i'm no better than the rest But tell your mama and your papa Sometimes good guys don't wear white Everyday i work hard At night i spend a restless time With all those rich kids and their lazy money You can't hold a candle too long But tell your mama and your papa Sometimes good guys don't wear white Good guys bad guys which is which? The white collar worker or digger in the ditch Man who's to say who's the better man Of those two i do the best i can I'm a bored boy born in the road Some say my manners ain't the best Some of my friends they've been in a whole lot of trouble Some say i'm no better than the rest But tell your mama and your papa Sometimes good guys don't wear white