Detroit City
Detroit City

Tom Jones - Detroit City Lyrics

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Detroit City Lyrics

Last night I went to sleep in Detroit City
and I dreamed about those cotton fields at home
I dreamed about my mother
dear old Papa, Sister and brother

I dreamed about that girl
who's been waiting 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 fine
But by day, I make the cars
and by night I make the bars
If only they could read between the lines!

You know
I rode a freight train north to Detroit City
After all these years
I find that I've just been wastin' my time
So I just think I'll take my foolish pride
put on a south bound freight and ride
Goin' back to the love ones
The ones I left waitin' so far behind

I wanna go home, I wanna go home
oh, how I want to go home

Writer(s): DANNY DILL, MEL TILLIS
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