The Man That You Once Knew Songtext

If you see a man in clothes that's old and ragged And he walks from bar to bar in worn out shoes If people point and whisper, "God have mercy" Would you deny the man that you once knew If on the street I meet you with your new love And I walk right up and say, "How do you do" Would you turn your back and tell him you don't know me Would you deny the love that you once knew Would you be ashamed to remember I'm the same man who lost ev'rything for you If tomorrow on the street I die a beggar Would you deny the man that you once knew Would you deny the love that you once knew