Detroit City (1963)
Bobby Bare
Last night I went to sleep in Detroit City I dreamed about them cotton fields of home I dreamed about my mother, dear old pappy, sister and brother And I dreamed about the girl who¡¯s been waitin¡¯ for so long
I wanna go home I wanna go home Oh, how I wanna go home
Home folks think I¡¯m big in Detroit City From the letters that I write they think I¡¯m just fine, yes they do But by day I make the cars and by night I make the bars If only they could read between the lines
SPOKEN [ ¡®cause you know I rode a freight train north to Detroit City And after all these years I find I¡¯ve just been wastin¡¯ my time You know what I¡¯m gonna do? I¡¯m gonna take my foolish pride Get it on a southbound freight and let it ride I¡¯m gonna go back to the loved ones The ones I left waiting so far behind]
I wanna go home I wanna go home Oh, how I wanna go home
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