L.A. proved too much for the man So he's leavin' the life he's come to know He said he's goin' back to find what's left of his world The world he left behind not so long ago
He's leavin' on that midnight train to Georgia Said he's goin' back to find the simpler place and time I'll be with him on that midnight train to Georgia I'd rather live in his world than live without him in mine
He kept dreamin' that someday he'd be a star But he sho' found out the hard way that dreams don't always come true So he's pawned all his hopes and he even sold his own car Bought a one-way ticket back to the life he once knew
Said he's leavin' on that midnight train to Georgia Said he's goin' back to find the simpler place and time I'm gonna be with him on that midnight train to Georgia I'd rather live in his world than live without him in mine
Oh he's leavin' on the midnight train to Georgia Said he's goin' back to find the simpler place and time I've got to be with him on that midnight train to Georgia I'd rather live in his world than live without him in mine
All aboard, all aboard, all aboard On the midnight train to Georgia I got to go I got to go I got to go
(c) Copyright 1971, 1973 by Keca Music, Inc. International copyright secured. All rights reserved.
- SONG HITS, Summer 1974.
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MESSAGE TO MICHAEL {as reorded by Dionne Warwick}
Spread your wings for New Orleans Kentucky bluebird, fly away
And take a message to Michael, message to Michael He sings each night in some cafe In his search to find wealth and fame I hear Michael has gone and changed his name
It's a year since he was here Kentucky bluebird, fly away
And take a message to Michael, message to Michael Tell him I miss him more each day As his train pulled out down the track Michael promised he'd soon be coming back
Oh tell him how my heart just breaks in two Since he journeyed far And even though his dreams of fame fell through To me he will always be a star
Spread your wings for New Orleans Kentucky bluebird, fly away
And take a message to Michael, message to Michael Ask him to start for home today When you find him please let him know Rich or poor, I will always love him so