Detroit City

(Mel Tillis - Danny Dill)



I wanna go home, I wanna go home

Oh Lord, I wanna go home.



Last night I went to sleep in Detroit City

And I dreamed about the cottonfields and home

I dreamed about my mother dear old daddy sister and brother

And I dreamed about the sweetheart who's waited for so long.



I wanna go home, I wanna go home

Oh Lord, I wanna go home.



The homefolks think I'm big in Detroit City

From the letters that I write they think I'm fine

By day I make the cars by night I make the bars

If only they could read between the lines.



I wanna go home, I wanna go home

Oh Lord, I wanna go home.



You know I rode the freight train up north to Detroit City

And after all these years I find I've just been wastin' my time

I think I'm just gonna take my foolish pride

And put on a Southbound freight and ride.

Back to the loved ones who waited for so long



I wanna go home, I wanna go home,

Oh Lord, I wanna go home.



I wanna go home, I wanna go home

Oh Lord, I wanna go home...